The influence of the temporal characteristics of events on adults' and children's pronoun resolution.

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  • Author(s): Francey G;Francey G; Cain K; Cain K
  • Source:
    Journal of child language [J Child Lang] 2023 Mar; Vol. 50 (2), pp. 391-416. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 23.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0425743 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1469-7602 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03050009 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Child Lang Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London, New York, Cambridge Univ. Press.
    • Subject Terms:
      Comprehension* ; Language Development*; Adolescent ; Humans ; Child ; Adult ; Language ; Social Group
    • Abstract:
      We examined the influence of the lexical and grammatical aspect of events on pronoun resolution in adults (18 to 23 years, N = 46), adolescents (13 to 14 years, N=66) and children (7 to 11 years, N=192). Participants were presented with 64 two-sentence stimuli: the first sentence described events with two same gender protagonists; the second began with a personal pronoun and described a status that could be attributed to either protagonist. Participants recorded to whom the pronoun referred, in a booklet. For all groups, Subject resolutions were more likely for events (a) without endpoints relative to those with endpoints, and (b) described as ongoing rather than completed, but this latter influence was restricted to events with endpoints for adults and adolescents. The findings provide support for the Event Structure Hypothesis of pronoun resolution (Rohde, Kehler & Elman, 2006) and provide new insights into the development of pronoun resolution.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Lexical aspect; grammatical aspect; pronoun resolution; sentence comprehension
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20220223 Date Completed: 20230222 Latest Revision: 20240216
    • Publication Date:
      20240216
    • Accession Number:
      10.1017/S0305000921000878
    • Accession Number:
      35193723