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Understanding Complex Sentences

Native Speaker Variation in Syntactic Competence

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  1. Ngoni Chipere
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Ngoni Chipere
    Pages 1-30

  3. Finite State and Generative Models

    • Ngoni Chipere
    Pages 31-50

  4. Early Experimental Studies

    • Ngoni Chipere
    Pages 51-69

  5. Connectionist and Symbolic Models

    • Ngoni Chipere
    Pages 70-87

  6. Current Theories of Individual Differences

    • Ngoni Chipere
    Pages 88-107

  7. Long-Term Working Memory

    • Ngoni Chipere
    Pages 108-133

  8. Saussure’s Theory of Language

    • Ngoni Chipere
    Pages 134-156

  9. Patterns of Individual Differences

    • Ngoni Chipere
    Pages 157-172

  10. Effects of Recall Training and Comprehension Training

    • Ngoni Chipere
    Pages 173-210

  11. Implications

    • Ngoni Chipere
    Pages 211-224

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 225-248
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About this book

Is native speaker variation in understanding complex sentences due to individual differences in working memory capacity or in syntactic competence? The answer to this question has very important consequences for both theoretical and applied concerns in linguistics and education. This book is distinctive in giving an historical and interdisciplinary perspective on the rule- based and experience-based debate and in supporting an integrated account. In the study reported here, variation was found to be due to differences in syntactic competence and the author argues that sentence comprehension is a learned skill, displaying many of the general characteristics of cognitive skills. The book will be stimulating reading for psycholinguists, theoretical linguists, applied linguists and educators.

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'There is no doubt that [Chipere's] work...will attract a lot of interest in linguistic and educational circles worldwide...The book will be of interest to psycholinguists, applied linguists and educators.' - Richard Hudson, University College London

About the author

DR NGONI CHIPERE is Research Fellow in the Department of Education at Reading University, working on child language development. His doctoral research in sentence comprehension was undertaken at Cambridge University and he held a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate prior to his current post . He has extensive teaching experience in schools.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Understanding Complex Sentences

  • Book Subtitle: Native Speaker Variation in Syntactic Competence

  • Authors: Ngoni Chipere

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230005884

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-98639-4Published: 09 September 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-43102-1Published: 01 January 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-00588-4Published: 09 September 2003

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 248

  • Topics: Psycholinguistics, Cognitive Psychology, Grammar

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