Language acquisition research. A peek at the past: A glimpse into the future
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Helen Cairns
Abstract
As the title suggests, this final chapter attempts to place the Workshop on On-Line Methods in Children’s Language Processing and the papers in this volume in a historical context. First, there is a brief review of the 40-year history of research in language acquisition, including the late arrival of on-line methodology. Then the chapter emphasizes the questions now being addressed in current on-line research. Finally, the conclusion suggests desiderata with respect to future progress in our understanding of the development of both linguistic competence and linguistic performance.
Abstract
As the title suggests, this final chapter attempts to place the Workshop on On-Line Methods in Children’s Language Processing and the papers in this volume in a historical context. First, there is a brief review of the 40-year history of research in language acquisition, including the late arrival of on-line methodology. Then the chapter emphasizes the questions now being addressed in current on-line research. Finally, the conclusion suggests desiderata with respect to future progress in our understanding of the development of both linguistic competence and linguistic performance.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction vii
- List of contributors xvii
- Behavioral methods for investigating morphological and syntactic processing in children 1
- Event-related brain potentials as a window to children's language processing 29
- Using eye movements as a developmental measure within psycholinguistics 73
- Looking while listening 97
- What lurks beneath: Syntactic priming during language comprehension in preschoolers (and adults) 137
- Language acquisition research. A peek at the past: A glimpse into the future 169
- Index 187
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Introduction vii
- List of contributors xvii
- Behavioral methods for investigating morphological and syntactic processing in children 1
- Event-related brain potentials as a window to children's language processing 29
- Using eye movements as a developmental measure within psycholinguistics 73
- Looking while listening 97
- What lurks beneath: Syntactic priming during language comprehension in preschoolers (and adults) 137
- Language acquisition research. A peek at the past: A glimpse into the future 169
- Index 187
