Root Nonfinite and Finite Utterances in Child Language and Agrammatic Speech  

Oleh:

Roo, Esterella de

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Brain and Language (Full Text) vol. 77 no. 3 (2001), page 398-406.
Topik: Dutch agrammatic speech; root nonfinites; tense; nominal domain
Fulltext: 77_03_Roo.pdf (42.26KB)

Isi artikel

Root nonfinite structures are frequent in both child language and agrammatic speech. Moreover, root nonfinites seem to have quite similar properties in both types of speech. Although many accounts are available for child language this is not the case for agrammatic speech. I present data of a Dutch agrammatic patient in this paper. The properties of her root nonfinites are best accounted for by the assumption of an underspecified Tense Phrase licensed by an empty element. In her finite sentences a dummy Tense element shows up. The use of either an empty or a dummy Tense element is a way of reducing the processing load of the utterance. The speech of this patient shows a dissociation between the verbal and the nominal domain.

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