The processing and acquisition of control structures by young children
D McDaniel, HS Cairns - Language processing and language acquisition, 1990 - Springer
D McDaniel, HS Cairns
Language processing and language acquisition, 1990•Springer… In our first study, there were two children who lacked control in both complements and
adjuncts and three more who had control in the complement, but not in the adjunct. (No one
had acquired control in the adjunct before the complement.) Everyone of these five … Since
young children do not appear to have PRO controlled in these cases, we suggest that in the
representation generated by the processor the two clauses are coordinated, rather than one
being subordinate to the other.In this way, no NP in the first …
adjuncts and three more who had control in the complement, but not in the adjunct. (No one
had acquired control in the adjunct before the complement.) Everyone of these five … Since
young children do not appear to have PRO controlled in these cases, we suggest that in the
representation generated by the processor the two clauses are coordinated, rather than one
being subordinate to the other.In this way, no NP in the first …
Abstract
In order to interpret a sentence involving control, the hearer must identify a referent for the phonetically null element PRO. It is, therefore, of interest to investigate how children acquire this ability.
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