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Interpretation of Pronouns in VP-Ellipsis Constructions in Dutch Broca's and Wernicke's Aphasia
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Vasic, Nada; Avrutin, Sergey; Ruigendijk, Esther – Brain and Language, 2006
In this paper, we investigate the ability of Dutch agrammatic Broca's and Wernicke's aphasics to assign reference to possessive pronouns in elided VP constructions. The assumption is that the comprehension problems in these two populations have different sources that are revealed in distinct patterns of responses. The focus is primarily on the…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Aphasia, Grammar, Comprehension
Reference Assignment: Using Language Breakdown to Choose between Theoretical Approaches
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Ruigendijk, Esther; Vasic, Nada; Avrutin, Sergey – Brain and Language, 2006
We report results of an experimental study with Dutch agrammatic aphasics that investigated their ability to interpret pronominal elements in transitive clauses and Exceptional Case Marking constructions (ECM). Using the obtained experimental results as a tool, we distinguish between three competing linguistic theories that aim at determining…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Linguistic Theory, Aphasia, Interpretive Skills