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Structural priming of adjective-noun structures in hearing and deaf children.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19497585     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We examined priming of adjective-noun structures in Dutch hearing and deaf children. In three experiments, hearing 7- and 8-year-olds, hearing 11- and 12-year-olds, and deaf 11- and 12-year-olds read a prenominal structure (e.g., the blue ball), a relative clause structure (e.g., the ball that is blue), or a main clause (e.g., the ball is blue). After reading each prime structure, children described a target picture in writing. Half of the target pictures contained the same noun as the prime structure and half contained a different noun. Hearing 7- and 8-year-olds and 11- and 12-year-olds, as well as deaf 11- and 12-year-olds, showed priming effects for all three structures in both the same-noun and different-noun conditions. Structural priming was not boosted by lexical repetition in the hearing and deaf 11- and 12-year-olds; a lexical boost effect was observed only in the 7- and 8-year-olds and only in the relative clause structure. The findings suggest that hearing and deaf children possess abstract representations of adjective-noun structures independent of particular lexical items.
Authors:
Liesbeth M van Beijsterveldt; Janet G van Hell
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-06-03
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of experimental child psychology     Volume:  104     ISSN:  1096-0457     ISO Abbreviation:  J Exp Child Psychol     Publication Date:  2009 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-07     Completed Date:  2009-10-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985128R     Medline TA:  J Exp Child Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  179-96     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Behavioral Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9104, Nijmegen 6500 HE, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Child
Deafness / psychology*
Female
Humans
Language Development*
Male
Multilingualism
Netherlands
Psycholinguistics
Set (Psychology)*
Sign Language
Verbal Learning*
Writing

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