Chapter 3. Monolingual development and processing in children and adults

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Chapter 3
Monolingual development and processing in children and adults

Published online: 19 September 2022

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3.Introduction
3.1Phonetics and phonology
- 3.1.1Early sound perception
  - 3.1.1.1Categorical discrimination and VOT
  - 3.1.1.2Segmentation of the speech stream
- 3.1.2Adult processing of sounds: Neural correlates
3.2Lexicon
- 3.2.1Early word segmentation and recognition
  - 3.2.1.1Language in year one
  - 3.2.1.2Early word learning
- 3.2.2Word retrieval in adults
  - 3.2.2.1Perception and production of vocabulary
  - 3.2.2.2Neural correlates of word retrieval
3.3Morphology
- 3.3.1Early morphological knowledge
- 3.3.2Adult processing and neural correlates of morphology
3.4Syntax
- 3.4.1L1 acquisition of syntax
  - 3.4.1.1Early development of processing
  - 3.4.1.2Childhood sensitivity to syntax
  - 3.4.1.3Pronominal reference
- 3.4.2Adult processing and neural correlates of syntax
  - 3.4.2.1Word order: Object and subject relative clauses
  - 3.4.2.2Pronouns
3.5Conclusion