Processing Load and the Extended Optional Infinitive Stage

Spontaneous language data from fifteen language-impaired children in the Extended Optional Infinitive stage of morphosyntactic development are examined with respect to processing load. Clauses with a target finite verb form are categorised according to finiteness and their preverbal constituents. Pa...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of language & communication disorders 1998, Vol.33 (S1), p.422-427
Hauptverfasser: Brunger, Karen, Henry, Alison
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Spontaneous language data from fifteen language-impaired children in the Extended Optional Infinitive stage of morphosyntactic development are examined with respect to processing load. Clauses with a target finite verb form are categorised according to finiteness and their preverbal constituents. Patterns of occurrence are discussed with regard to the Optional Infinitive framework itself and the implications for remediation.
ISSN:1368-2822
1460-6984
DOI:10.3109/13682829809179462