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Title: Argument omissions in preschool Catalan and Spanish speaking children with SLI
Other Titles: Omisión de argumentos en niños de preescolar hablantes de catalán y español con TEL
Author: Sanz-Torrent, Mònica  
Andreu, Llorenç  
Badia Llenas, Iris
Sidera Caballero, Francesc
Others: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Universitat de Girona
Citation: Sanz Torrent, M., Andreu Barrachina, L., Badia Llenas, I. & Sidera Caballero, F. (2011). Argument omissions in preschool Catalan and Spanish speaking children with SLI. Infancia y Aprendizaje, 34(1), 49-66. doi: 10.1174/021037011794390085
Abstract: This paper describes three studies on verb production and argument structure in children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) using different methodologies. The first is an observational study which uses a spontaneous-talk longitudinal sample. The second uses an experimental sentence naming task as a result of event video observation. The third comprises an experimental sentence naming task with static images that differ in verb argument complexity. Although the specific data vary according to the methodology used, there is clear evidence that Catalan and Spanish speaking children with SLI have special difficulties in producing verbs with a highly complex argument structure and make errors in the specification of obligatory arguments. It is concluded that both processing limitations and deficits in the semantic representation of verbs may play a role in these difficulties.
Keywords: specific language impairment
psycholinguistics
language acquisition
verb processing
argument structure
DOI: 10.1174/021037011794390085
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Issue Date: Jan-2011
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