Comprehension of reversible relative clauses in specifically language impaired and normally developing Greek children |
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Authors: | Stavrakaki S |
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Institution: | Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. svoula@enl.auth.gr |
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Abstract: | This paper aims to investigate the syntactic comprehension of reversible relative clauses in a group of eight Greek children with specific language impairment (SLI) and two control groups of normally developing children matched on chronological and language age, respectively. An experiment using an acting out procedure was undertaken. Group analysis revealed that SLI children's performance is qualitatively different than that of both control groups. Interpreting the data, processes involved in syntactic comprehension are taken into consideration. It is claimed that processing demands impede SLI children's performance due to a deficit in their competence grammar. |
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Keywords: | Key Words: syntactic comprehension parsing reversible relative clauses SLI children control groups performance competence |
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