Predicting the order of acquisition of three-word constructions by the complexity of their dependency structure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22872484 |
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| Authors | Anat Ninio (0000-0001-6797-5687, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 41 |
| Pages | 119-152 |
| Publication date | 1994-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | First Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-7237 • E-ISSN: 1740-2344 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/014272379401404101 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 32 |
It was hypothesized that the complexity of the dependency structure of different 3- and 4-word constructions predicts the order of their acquisition. Analysis of an English-speaking child's first 102 sentence types of more than 2 words strongly supported this prediction: the earliest sentences rarely involved constructions in which members of a dependency pair were not immediately adjacent to each other. The findings suggest that dependency theory could provide a viable alternative to phrase-structure grammars as a framework for the study of language acquisition.
Dependency (UML) · Dependency grammar · Dependency theory (database theory) · Functional dependency · Information retrieval · Linguistics · Natural language processing · Phrase · Phrase structure rules · Sentence · Word (group theory) · Word order · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Reading and Literacy Development
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