Meaning, Sound, and Syntax in English Number Agreement.

Bock, Kathryn; and Eberhard, Kathleen M.

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ERIC Number: EJ459671

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Meaning, Sound, and Syntax in English Number Agreement.

Bock, Kathryn; and Eberhard, Kathleen M.

Language and Cognitive Processes, v8 n1 p57-99 Feb 1993

A series of experiments employing an agreement-error elicitation task allowed the examination of the effects of variations in notional, lexical, and morphophonological features on the implementation of agreement between subject and verb in English. Results show that lexical number seems to dominate verb agreement. (64 references) (CP)

Descriptors: English, Morphology (Languages), Morphophonemics, Nouns, Numbers, Plurals, Syntax

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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