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Individual Differences in Syntactic Priming in Language Acquisition
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Kidd, Evan – Applied Psycholinguistics, 2012
Although the syntactic priming methodology is a promising tool for language acquisition researchers, using the technique with children raises issues that are not problematic in adult research. The current paper reports on an individual differences study that addressed some of these outstanding issues. (a) Does priming purely reflect syntactic…
Descriptors: Priming, Syntax, Standardized Tests, Nonverbal Ability
Procedural Learning and Individual Differences in Language
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Lee, Joanna C.; Tomblin, J. Bruce – Language Learning and Development, 2015
The aim of the current study was to examine different aspects of procedural memory in young adults who varied with regard to their language abilities. We selected a sample of procedural memory tasks, each of which represented a unique type of procedural learning, and has been linked, at least partially, to the functionality of the corticostriatal…
Descriptors: Memory, Individual Differences, Task Analysis, Prediction
Implicit Statistical Learning Is Directly Associated with the Acquisition of Syntax
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Kidd, Evan – Developmental Psychology, 2012
This article reports on an individual differences study that investigated the role of implicit statistical learning in the acquisition of syntax in children. One hundred children ages 4 years 5 months through 6 years 11 months completed a test of implicit statistical learning, a test of explicit declarative learning, and standardized tests of…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Language Acquisition, Syntax, Language Patterns