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Direct linkMatthews, Danielle; Lieven, Elena; Theakston, Anna; Tomasello, Michael – Journal of Child Language, 2007
Using the weird word order methodology (Akhtar, 1999), we investigated children's understanding of SVO word order in French, a language with less consistent argument ordering patterns than English. One hundred and twelve French children (ages 2;10 and 3;9) heard either high or low frequency verbs modelled in either SOV or VSO order (both…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Verbs, Grammar, Word Order
Peer reviewedBrooks, Patricia J.; Tomasello, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 1999
Investigated toddlers' acquisition and use of nonsense verbs in passive and active voice. Children used various strategies to answer questions designed to elicit voice changes but did not usually change verb construction. When passive and active constructions were primed, older children were able to use an active-introduced verb in passive…
Descriptors: Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Oral Language
Peer reviewedOlguin, Raquel; Tomasello, Michael – Cognitive Development, 1993
A study of two year olds investigated the nature and development of children's early productivity with verb-argument structure and verb morphology. Results indicated that the children showed no signs of productive verb morphology, but they did use newly learned verbs in some creative ways involving nounlike uses and the appending of locatives.…
Descriptors: Child Language, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Language Usage
