Purpose: This is the first study to investigate the combined effects of processing-based
factors (ie, clause length and clause order) and discourse-pragmatic factors (ie, information …

In an eye-tracking-while-reading study, we investigated adult monolinguals'(N= 80)
processing of two-clause sentences embedded in short narratives. Three principles …

Connectives such as but are critical for building coherent discourse. They also express
meanings that do not fit neatly into the standard distinction between semantics and …

Using visual world eye-tracking, we examined whether adults (N= 58) and children (N= 37;
3; 1–6; 3) use linguistic focussing devices to help resolve ambiguous pronouns. Participants …

At the group level, children exposed to certain health and demographic risk factors, and who
have delayed language in early childhood are, more likely to have language problems later …

Children up to school age are known to have difficulty comprehending complex sentences
with temporal connectives, but the reasons remain controversial. We tested six-to twelve …

Introduction In complex adverbial sentences, the connectives because and if can perform
different pragmatic functions (eg Content, Speech-Act), although this is often overlooked in …

Curriculum development is directed at the condition of society in shaping the younger
generation. The development of the curriculum also has implications for textbooks …

This PhD project investigates the sentence-structural and information-structural features of
complex sentences. Specifically, this thesis investigates the influence of sentence-structural …

We analysed both structural and functional aspects of sentences containing the four
adverbials “after”,“before”,“because”, and “if” in two dense corpora of parent-child …