Tagging after Red Herrings: Evidence against the Processing Capacity Explanation in Child Language.

Todd, Peyton

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Publication Date: 1982-Feb

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Tagging after Red Herrings: Evidence against the Processing Capacity Explanation in Child Language.

Todd, Peyton

Journal of Child Language, v9 n1 p99-114 Feb 1982

A case is reported of failure to supply negation in tag questions for a period of nearly two years. It is argued that such cases, which have been explained in terms of limited processing capacity, are equally compatible with an explanation in terms of context-specific knowledge. (Author)

Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Negative Forms (Language)

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Language: English

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