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TitleA unified explanation for production/comprehension asymmetries
PublisherCambridge Scholars Publishing
Date Created2007
Extent10 p.
DescriptionIn the past decades, research on language acquisition has identified several asymmetries between production and comprehension in various languages and in various areas of language. Many of these asymmetries came as a surprise to their investigators, because no asymmetries are expected under the traditional view of the grammar as a direction-insensitive system of rules. This paper argues that viewing the grammar as a direction-sensitive system of constraints on form and meaning, as in Optimality Theory, allows for a unified linguistic explanation of various types of production/comprehension asymmetries in language acquisition.
NoteHendricks, P. (2008). A unified explanation for production/comprehension asymmetries. In A. Gavarró, & M.J. Freitas (eds.), Language acquisition and development : proceedings of GALA. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
NoteThis investigation was supported by a Vici grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, NWO (grant no. 277-70-005).
GenreConference Paper or Lecture
LanguageEnglish
Data Life Cycle Event(s)
Type: Grant award
Detail: This investigation was supported by a Vici grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, NWO (grant no. 277-70-005)
Funder: Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
Name: 277-70-005
Additional Detail(s)Type: Grant number
Name: 277-70-005
Detail: Vici grant
CollectionRutgers Optimality Archive
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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