Modelling the cross-linguistic pattern of finiteness marking in declaratives and questions
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Liverpool
Department Name: Psychology
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Publications
Freudenthal, D.
(2007)
Simulating the noun-verb asymmetry in children's productive speech
Freudenthal, D.
(2006)
Unifying cross-linguistic and within-language patterns of finiteness marking in MOSAIC
Freudenthal, D.
(2007)
Meter-based omission of function words in MOSAIC
| Description | We have developed a computer model that can simulate the pattern of errors in children's use of verbs in both statements (such as 'That goes theret' and Wh- questions such as Where does that go? across 3 different languages (English, German and Spanish |
| Exploitation Route | Our findings have implications for theories of both typical and atypical language development |
| Sectors | Education,Other |
| Description | Our findings have been used to develop theories of the pattern of verb-marking errors in children with SLI |
| First Year Of Impact | 2007 |
| Sector | Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural |
| Description | Modelling the cross-linguistic pattern of verb-marking and utterance-internal omission errors in MOSAIC using syllabified input |
| Amount | £321,757 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/G002282/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2008 |
| End | 07/2011 |