Who is kissing whom? Two-year-olds’ comprehension of pronouns, case and word order

Two-year olds’ comprehension of pronouns in transitive sentences was examined. Previously, children at this age have been shown to comprehend transitive sentences containing full nouns and pronouns in subject position (Gertner et. al. 2006; Hirsh-Pasek & Golinkoff 1996;), but little is known abo...

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Autores principales:	Foursha-Stevenson Cassandra D., Blacker Katy-Ann E., Austin Jennifer B., Van de Walle Gretchen A.
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Publicado:	Sciendo 2021
Materias:	word order syntax language comprehension pronouns Oral communication. Speech P95-95.6 Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:552ef635e50a4396a4e738ece6413e982021-12-05T14:11:09ZWho is kissing whom? Two-year-olds’ comprehension of pronouns, case and word order2083-850610.2478/plc-2021-0002https://doaj.org/article/552ef635e50a4396a4e738ece6413e982021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/plc-2021-0002https://doaj.org/toc/2083-8506Two-year olds’ comprehension of pronouns in transitive sentences was examined. Previously, children at this age have been shown to comprehend transitive sentences containing full nouns and pronouns in subject position (Gertner et. al. 2006; Hirsh-Pasek & Golinkoff 1996;), but little is known about when children begin to comprehend the nominative and accusative case in pronouns. Using a preferential looking task, we found that 27-month-old children were able to comprehend transitive, grammatical sentences that had subject-verb-object (SVO) word order and nominative pronouns in subject position or accusative pronouns in object position, but 19-month-old children did not demonstrate this comprehension. Furthermore, neither group showed a consistent interpretation for ungrammatical sentences containing pronouns, in contrast to adult participants. Our results suggest that the ability to use pronouns as an aid to understanding transitive sentences develops by 27 months, before children are capable of producing these pronouns in their own speech.Foursha-Stevenson Cassandra D.Blacker Katy-Ann E.Austin Jennifer B.Van de Walle Gretchen A.Sciendoarticleword ordersyntaxlanguage comprehensionpronounsOral communication. SpeechP95-95.6PsychologyBF1-990ENPsychology of Language and Communication, Vol 25, Iss 1, Pp 4-28 (2021)
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topic	word order syntax language comprehension pronouns Oral communication. Speech P95-95.6 Psychology BF1-990
spellingShingle	word order syntax language comprehension pronouns Oral communication. Speech P95-95.6 Psychology BF1-990 Foursha-Stevenson Cassandra D. Blacker Katy-Ann E. Austin Jennifer B. Van de Walle Gretchen A. Who is kissing whom? Two-year-olds’ comprehension of pronouns, case and word order
description	Two-year olds’ comprehension of pronouns in transitive sentences was examined. Previously, children at this age have been shown to comprehend transitive sentences containing full nouns and pronouns in subject position (Gertner et. al. 2006; Hirsh-Pasek & Golinkoff 1996;), but little is known about when children begin to comprehend the nominative and accusative case in pronouns. Using a preferential looking task, we found that 27-month-old children were able to comprehend transitive, grammatical sentences that had subject-verb-object (SVO) word order and nominative pronouns in subject position or accusative pronouns in object position, but 19-month-old children did not demonstrate this comprehension. Furthermore, neither group showed a consistent interpretation for ungrammatical sentences containing pronouns, in contrast to adult participants. Our results suggest that the ability to use pronouns as an aid to understanding transitive sentences develops by 27 months, before children are capable of producing these pronouns in their own speech.
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author	Foursha-Stevenson Cassandra D. Blacker Katy-Ann E. Austin Jennifer B. Van de Walle Gretchen A.
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title	Who is kissing whom? Two-year-olds’ comprehension of pronouns, case and word order
title_short	Who is kissing whom? Two-year-olds’ comprehension of pronouns, case and word order
title_full	Who is kissing whom? Two-year-olds’ comprehension of pronouns, case and word order
title_fullStr	Who is kissing whom? Two-year-olds’ comprehension of pronouns, case and word order
title_full_unstemmed	Who is kissing whom? Two-year-olds’ comprehension of pronouns, case and word order
title_sort	who is kissing whom? two-year-olds’ comprehension of pronouns, case and word order
publisher	Sciendo
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Who is kissing whom? Two-year-olds’ comprehension of pronouns, case and word order

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