Overview

The main focus of the book is the development of referential abilities in young children. A number of findings suggest that errors exhibited by young children in various experiments and spontaneous speech result from the inability to implement discourse-related knowledge. It is further argued that the deficiency is due to the lack of language-specific processing resources characteristic for young children. In order to support the lack of processing resources argument, certain similarities between the language of children and Broca's aphasics are also discussed. A new theoretical model of the syntax--discourse interface is presented, and it is shown how the proposed model can explain various psycholinguistic findings. The book is intended for scholars and graduate students working in the field of language acquisition and language impairment. It may also be of interest to linguists whose work focuses on the theory of syntax--discourse interface.

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Author:   S. Avrutin
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1999 ed.
Volume:   23
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.110kg
ISBN:  

9780792359364

ISBN 10:   0792359364
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   30 September 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

I Establishing Reference.- II Syntax, Discourse and Interpretation of Pronominals.- III Anomalous Indexation.- IV Experimental Evidence for the Proposed Model.- V Possessive Pronouns and Reflexives in Russian.- VI Plural Pronouns.- VII Children’s Interpretation of the Discourse-dependent Reflexives.- VIII Discourse-Based Analyses of Root Infinitives.- IX Summary and Concluding Remarks.- Notes.- References.

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