Iconicity affects children’s comprehension of complex sentences: The role of semantics, clause order, input and individual differences
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2017.10.015
Abstract: Complex sentences involving adverbial clauses appear in children's speech at about three years of age yet children have difficulty comprehending these sentences well into the school years. To date, the reasons for these difficulties are… read more here.
Keywords: children comprehension; input; complex sentences; clause order ... See more keywords
Syntactic analysis of complex sentences containing Arabic psychological verbs
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DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v34.i1.pp312-321
Abstract: Complex Arabic sentences, especially those containing Arabic psychological verbs, follow a common underlying structure characterized by two essential components: the predicate and the subject. In addition, there are two optional elements: the head and the… read more here.
Keywords: sentences containing; complex sentences; psychological verbs; arabic psychological ... See more keywords
The Implicit and Explicit Prosody of the Focus Operator yinwei (Because) in Chinese Complex Sentences
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DOI: 10.3390/bs15060766
Abstract: This study investigated the prosodic realization of the focus effect induced by the conjunction yinwei (because) in Chinese causal complex sentences. Although previous research has demonstrated the focal effect of yinwei, its prosodic manifestations remain… read more here.
Keywords: yinwei chinese; focus; prosody; complex sentences ... See more keywords