Heritage language and linguistic theory
This paper discusses a common reality in many cases of multilingualism: heritage speakers,
or unbalanced bilinguals, simultaneous or sequential, who shifted early in childhood from …
or unbalanced bilinguals, simultaneous or sequential, who shifted early in childhood from …
Undercompression errors as evidence for conceptual primitives
The Meaning First Approach offers a model of the relation between thought and language
that includes a Generator and a Compressor. The Generator build non-linguistic thought …
that includes a Generator and a Compressor. The Generator build non-linguistic thought …
The acquisition of relative clauses in spontaneous child speech in Mandarin Chinese
J Chen, Y Shirai - Journal of child language, 2015 - cambridge.org
This study investigates the developmental trajectory of relative clauses (RCs) in Mandarin-
learning children's speech. We analyze the spontaneous production of RCs by four …
learning children's speech. We analyze the spontaneous production of RCs by four …
Relative clauses in child heritage speakers of Turkish in the United States
A Coşkun Kunduz, S Montrul - Linguistic Approaches to …, 2022 - jbe-platform.com
How does complex syntax develop in heritage language children? This study investigates
child Turkish heritage speakers' comprehension and production of relative clauses (RCs) in …
child Turkish heritage speakers' comprehension and production of relative clauses (RCs) in …
Children's referential communication skills: The role of cognitive abilities and adult models of speech
BA Uzundag, AC Küntay - Journal of experimental child psychology, 2018 - Elsevier
Referential communication is effective when speakers describe a specific entity in a way that
leads to accurate identification of that referent among competitors. Young children's initial …
leads to accurate identification of that referent among competitors. Young children's initial …
Incremental processing in head-final child language: online comprehension of relative clauses in Turkish-speaking children and adults
The present study investigates the parsing of pre-nominal relative clauses (RCs) in children
for the first time with a real-time methodology that reveals moment-to-moment processing …
for the first time with a real-time methodology that reveals moment-to-moment processing …
Processing grammatical evidentiality and time reference in Turkish heritage and monolingual speakers
In the current study, we examined how adult heritage and monolingual speakers of Turkish
process evidentiality (the linguistic expression of information source) through finite verb …
process evidentiality (the linguistic expression of information source) through finite verb …
The development of narrative skills in Turkish-speaking children: A complexity approach
H Ögel Balaban, A Hohenberger - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The present study examines the development of plot, evaluative and syntactic complexity in
children's narratives and its relationship with gender, ToM, executive function and linguistic …
children's narratives and its relationship with gender, ToM, executive function and linguistic …
The Adaptation of Developmental Sentence Scoring and Index of Productive Syntax to Turkish
Purpose: Language sampling analysis (LSA) plays an important role in evaluating language
skills; hence, the study aimed to develop new assessment measures for the LSA in Turkish …
skills; hence, the study aimed to develop new assessment measures for the LSA in Turkish …
Hearing relative clauses boosts relative clause usage (and referential clarity) in young Turkish language learners
A Sarilar, D Matthews, AC Küntay - Applied Psycholinguistics, 2015 - cambridge.org
On account of both their functional and their morphosyntactic characteristics, relative clauses
are often viewed as indicators of complexity in child language. Morphosyntactic properties of …
are often viewed as indicators of complexity in child language. Morphosyntactic properties of …