Some Cues are Stronger Than Others: The (non)Interpretation of 3rd Person Present -- s as a Tense Marker by 6- and 7-year-olds  

Oleh:

Beyer, Tim ; Kam, Carla L. Hudson

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: First Language (Full Text) vol. 29 no. 2 (May 2010), page 208-227.
Topik: Comprehension; cue strength; eye-tracking; tense morphology; 3rd person present –s
Fulltext: Vol 29, no (2), page 208–227.pdf (267.51KB)

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This article describes two experiments examining how 6- and 7-year-old Standard American English-speaking children interpret 3rd person present –s as a tense marker, as compared to lexical items and past tense –ed. Because –s corresponds to multiple meanings, unlike –ed, it may result in later acquisition. Using an offline picture-choice task (Experiment 1), the study found that while all children successfully comprehended –ed, only the 7-year-olds successfully comprehended –s. Eye-tracking measures (Experiment 2) revealed that the 6-year-olds are actually sensitive to –s, but that it is not yet a particularly strong cue for them. The article argues that offline tasks may underestimate children’s developing knowledge.

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