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Peer reviewedBerent, Gerald P. – Language Learning, 1983
Misinterpretations of the logical subject of infinitives by second language learners and prelingually deaf adults are compared with children's extension of the minimal distance principle during acquisition of infinitive complement structures and other research studies. Later acquisition of certain structure is explained in terms of the sentences'…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension, Deafness
Peer reviewedHansen, Lynne – Language Learning, 1986
The performance of native and nonnative Hindi-Urdu speaking children (N=131) and adults (N=30) in the comprehension of the Hindi-Urdu correlative constructions was analyzed. Results indicated that Hindi-Urdu correlative constructs are acquired relatively late by both native and nonnative speakers, suggesting that language universals are available…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Comparative Testing
