Parser-grammar transparency and the development of syntactic dependencies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21630813 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey Lidz (0000-0001-8829-1495, University of Maryland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 311-322 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Acquisition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1048-9223 • E-ISSN: 1532-7817 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10489223.2022.2147840 |
| OpenAlex | W4313436979 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 60 |
A fundamental question in psycholinguistics concerns how grammatical structure contributes to real-time sentence parsing and understanding. While many argue that grammatical structure is only loosely related to on-line parsing, others hold the view that the two are tightly linked. Here, I use the incremental growth of grammatical structure in developmental time to demonstrate that as new grammatical knowledge becomes available to children, they use that knowledge in their incremental parsing decisions. Given the tight link between the acquisition of new knowledge and the use of that knowledge in recognizing sentence structure, I argue in favor of a tight link between grammatical structure and parsing mechanics
Cognition · Dependency grammar · Emergent grammar · Generative grammar · Grammar · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Parsing · Phrase structure rules · Psycholinguistics · Relational grammar · Sentence · Sentence processing · Syntax · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |