Experimental methods in studying child language acquisition
B Ambridge, CF Rowland - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews the some of the most widely used methods used for studying children's
language acquisition including (1) spontaneous/naturalistic, diary, parental report data,(2) …
language acquisition including (1) spontaneous/naturalistic, diary, parental report data,(2) …
A critical period for second language acquisition: Evidence from 2/3 million English speakers
Children learn language more easily than adults, though when and why this ability declines
have been obscure for both empirical reasons (underpowered studies) and conceptual …
have been obscure for both empirical reasons (underpowered studies) and conceptual …
A meta-analysis of syntactic priming in language production
We performed an exhaustive meta-analysis of 73 peer-reviewed journal articles on syntactic
priming from the seminal Bock (1986) paper through 2013. Extracting the effect size for each …
priming from the seminal Bock (1986) paper through 2013. Extracting the effect size for each …
An experimental approach to linguistic representation
HP Branigan, MJ Pickering - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2017 - cambridge.org
Within the cognitive sciences, most researchers assume that it is the job of linguists to
investigate how language is represented, and that they do so largely by building theories …
investigate how language is represented, and that they do so largely by building theories …
[HTML][HTML] The development of abstract syntax: Evidence from structural priming and the lexical boost
Structural priming paradigms have been influential in sha** theories of adult sentence
processing and theories of syntactic development. However, until recently there have been …
processing and theories of syntactic development. However, until recently there have been …
The development of shared syntax in second language learning
RJ Hartsuiker, S Bernolet - Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2017 - cambridge.org
According to Hartsuiker et al.'s (2004) shared-syntax account bilinguals share syntactic
representations across languages whenever these representations are similar enough. But …
representations across languages whenever these representations are similar enough. But …
Computational cognitive modeling for syntactic acquisition: Approaches that integrate information from multiple places
L Pearl - Journal of Child Language, 2023 - cambridge.org
Computational cognitive modeling is a tool we can use to evaluate theories of syntactic
acquisition. Here, I review several models implementing theories that integrate information …
acquisition. Here, I review several models implementing theories that integrate information …
When and how do children develop knowledge of verb argument structure? Evidence from verb bias effects in a structural priming task
In this study, we investigated when children develop adult-like verb–structure links, and
examined two mechanisms, associative and error-based learning, that might explain how …
examined two mechanisms, associative and error-based learning, that might explain how …
How abstract is syntax? Evidence from structural priming
Abstract In 1990, Bock and Loebell found that passives (eg, The 747 was radioed by the
airport's control tower) can be primed by intransitive locatives (eg, The 747 was landing by …
airport's control tower) can be primed by intransitive locatives (eg, The 747 was landing by …
Children's assignment of grammatical roles in the online processing of Mandarin passive sentences
Children's difficulty understanding passives in English has been attributed to the syntactic
complexity, overall frequency, cue reliability, and/or incremental processing of this …
complexity, overall frequency, cue reliability, and/or incremental processing of this …