
The Acquisition of Relative Clauses
Processing, typology and function
Evan Kidd(Editor)
John Benjamins Publishing Co
Published on 23. November 2011
Book
Hardback
244 pages
978-90-272-3478-0 (ISBN)
Description
Explaining the acquisition and processing of relative clauses has long challenged psycholinguistics researchers. The current volume presents a collection of chapters that consider the acquisition of relative clauses with a particular focus on function, typology, and language processing. A diverse range of theoretical approaches and languages are bought to bear on the acquisition of this construction type, making the volume unique in its coverage. The volume will appeal to students and scholars whose interest lies in the acquisition and processing of syntax with a particular focus on complex sentences in crosslinguistic and functionalist perspective.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
+ index
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Weight
620 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-3478-0 (9789027234780)
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Content
1. Introduction. The acquisition of relative clauses: Processing, typology, and function (by Kidd, Evan); 2. Chapter 1. Relative clauses: Processing and acquisition (by O'Grady, William); 3. Chapter 2. A connectionist account of the acquisition and processing of relative clauses (by Fitz, Hartmut); 4. Chapter 3. Learning from social interaction: The form and function of relative clauses in discourse and experimental studies with children (by Brandt, Silke); 5. Chapter 4. Relative clause acquisition in Hebrew and the learning of constructions (by Arnon, Inbal); 6. Chapter 5. Acquisition of relative clauses in Finnish: The effect of input (by Kirjavainen, Minna); 7. Chapter 6. Learning to produce Quechua relative clauses (by Courtney, Ellen); 8. Chapter 7. The acquisition of relative clauses in Japanese (by Ozeki, Hiromi); 9. Chapter 8. The acquisition of relative clauses in Cantonese and Mandarin (by Chan, Angel); 10. Chapter 9. Structural priming in comprehension of relative clause sentences: In search of a frequency x regularity interaction. (by Hutton, James)