Can Children Use a Verb without Exposure to Its Argument Structure?.

Braine, Martin D. S.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1990

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Can Children Use a Verb without Exposure to Its Argument Structure?

Braine, Martin D. S.; And Others

Journal of Child Language, v17 n2 p313-42 Jun 1990

A study was undertaken to test the theory that canonical sentence schemas can sometimes assign argument structure to verbs. The theory has the advantage of explaining errors without postulating the acquisition of erroneous lexical entries that have to be learned, and it can be extended to other kinds of errors in the choice and placement of arguments. (Author/GLR)

Descriptors: Child Language, Error Analysis (Language), Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Linguistic Theory, Sentence Structure, Verbal Development, Verbs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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