How do children become adult sentence producers?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Publication Title
Applied Psycholinguistics
Abstract
We join other responders in thanking Clahsen and Felser (CF) for pulling together these observations about the development of language processing. We are especially impressed by the generality and inclusiveness of CF's treatment of development in L1 and L2. Because most of their specifics concerned comprehension processes, our contribution will emphasize the added value of an appeal to production processes. In particular, we will articulate the value of applying existing production models to developmental phenomena. Language development can be interpreted in revealing ways through the lens of adult sentence production models. These models specify how lexical, syntactic, morphological, and phonological knowledge are integrated in real time as we produce sentences. They are performance models, but they go well beyond general measures of working memory and general notions of limited capacity and resources.
Recommended Citation
McDaniel, Dana, et al. "How do children become adult sentence producers?" Applied Psycholinguistics, 2006, Vol. 27, no 1, pp. 74-81.
