Lexico-syntactic representations in preschoolers and adults: similar structure but differential susceptibility to syntactic experience

Laura Lindsay, Janet McLean, Katherine Messenger, Holly Branigan

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    Abstract

    We report three syntactic priming experiments investigating the integration of lexical and syntactic representations in preschoolers: Are their representations structured similarly to adults, and are they affected by experience in the same way? We show that abstract syntactic representations are not dependent on existing lexical representations but are nevertheless linked to lexical representations in a way that is consistent with adult models of lexico-syntactic representation. Moreover, we provide striking and novel evidence that children are more strongly affected by abstract syntactic experience than adults.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages1
    Publication statusPublished - 9 Nov 2019
    Event44th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development - Boston University, Boston, United States
    Duration: 7 Nov 201910 Nov 2019
    Conference number: 44th
    http://web.archive.org/web/20191113150951/https://www.bu.edu/bucld/ (Conference website)
    http://www.bu.edu/bucld/files/2019/11/BUCLD-44-Schedule-and-Abstracts.pdf (Abstracts)

    Conference

    Conference44th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development
    Abbreviated titleBUCLD 44
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityBoston
    Period7/11/1910/11/19
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