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dc.contributor.author | Sauerland, Uli | |
dc.contributor.author | Grohmann, Kleanthes K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Guasti, Maria Teresa | |
dc.contributor.author | Andelkovic, Darinka | |
dc.contributor.author | Argus, Reili | |
dc.contributor.author | Armon-Lotem, Sharon | |
dc.contributor.author | Arosio, Fabrizio | |
dc.contributor.author | Avram, Larisa | |
dc.contributor.author | Costa, Joao | |
dc.contributor.author | Dabasinskiene, Ineta | |
dc.contributor.author | De Lopez, Kristine Jensen | |
dc.contributor.author | Gatt, Daniela | |
dc.contributor.author | Grech, Helen | |
dc.contributor.author | Haman, Ewa | |
dc.contributor.author | van Hout, Angeliek | |
dc.contributor.author | Hrzica, Gordana | |
dc.contributor.author | Kainhofer, Judith | |
dc.contributor.author | Kamandulyte-Merfeldiene, Laura | |
dc.contributor.author | Kunnari, Sari | |
dc.contributor.author | Kovacevic, Melita | |
dc.contributor.author | Kraljevic, Jelena Kuvac | |
dc.contributor.author | Lipowska, Katarzyna | |
dc.contributor.author | Mejias, Sandrine | |
dc.contributor.author | Popovic, Masa | |
dc.contributor.author | Ruzaite, Jurate | |
dc.contributor.author | Savic, Maja | |
dc.contributor.author | Sevcenco, Anca | |
dc.contributor.author | Varlokosta, Spyridoula | |
dc.contributor.author | Varnava, Marina | |
dc.contributor.author | Yatsushiro, Kazuko | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-26T07:52:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-04-26T07:52:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sauerland, U., Grohmann, K.K., Giuasti, M. T., Andjelkovic, D., Argus. R., Armon-Lotem, S.,...Yatsushiro, K. (2016). How do 5 year olds understand questions? Differences in languages across Europe. First Language, 36(3), 169-202. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/18626 | |
dc.description.abstract | The comprehension of constituent questions is an important topic for language acquisition research and for applications in the diagnosis of language impairment. We present the results of a study investigating the comprehension of different types of questions by five year old, typically developing children across 19 European countries, 18 different languages, and 7 language (sub-)families. We studied the effects of two factors on question formation: a) whether the question contains a simple interrogative word like ‘who’ or a complex one like ‘which princess’, and b) whether the question word was related to the sentential subject or object position of the verb.We found that there is considerable variation among languages, but the two factors mentioned consistently affect children’s performance. The cross-linguistic variation shows that three linguistic factors facilitate children’s understanding of questions: having overt case morphology, having a single lexical item for both ‘who’ and ‘which’, and the use of synthetic verbal forms. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Sage Publishing | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Language acquisition | en_GB |
dc.subject | Language awareness in children -- Case studies | en_GB |
dc.subject | Children -- Language | en_GB |
dc.subject | Language Development | en_GB |
dc.title | How do 5 year olds understand questions? Differences in languages across Europe | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1177/0142723716640236 | |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacHScCT |
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