If-insubordination in spoken British English: Syntactic and pragmatic properties
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DOI: 10.1016/j.langsci.2017.12.009
Abstract: Abstract This paper analyses insubordinate if-clauses in spoken British English (e.g. If you'll just come next door) as independent from full conditional clauses and indirect interrogative complement clauses, using data extracted from the British component… read more here.
Keywords: insubordination spoken; syntactic pragmatic; spoken british; british english ... See more keywords
Syntactic and Pragmatic Factors in Children’s Comprehension of Cleft Constructions
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DOI: 10.1080/10489223.2017.1316725
Abstract: ABSTRACT We present a series of experiments investigating English-speaking children’s comprehension of it-clefts and wh-pseudoclefts. Previous developmental work has found children to have asymmetric difficulties interpreting object clefts. We show that these difficulties disappear when… read more here.
Keywords: syntactic pragmatic; pragmatic factors; children comprehension; factors children ... See more keywords
Probing morphological, syntactic and pragmatic knowledge through answers to wh-questions in children with SLI
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DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2017.1287217
Abstract: Abstract Purpose: This study investigated aspects of morphology, syntax and pragmatics in children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI). These areas of language were investigated by evaluating children’s answers to wh-questions. Method: Elicited production methodology was… read more here.
Keywords: syntactic pragmatic; knowledge; age; children sli ... See more keywords