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The primacy of priming in grammatical learning and intervention: a tutorial
1Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. xdxl@purdue.edu
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR
|August 20, 2010
Summary
Structural priming, a linguistic phenomenon, aids understanding of children's grammatical development. This research explores how priming insights can enhance language intervention for children with impairments.
Area of Science:
- Psycholinguistics
- Developmental Linguistics
- Language Acquisition
Background:
- Structural priming research offers insights into language processing.
- Understanding grammatical development is crucial for effective language intervention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a tutorial on structural priming.
- To explore the relevance of structural priming to children's grammatical development.
- To examine its application in language intervention.
Main Methods:
- Review of findings from structural priming studies.
- Analysis of changes in language use, contexts, and knowledge.
- Consideration of children's grammatical development and language intervention in light of priming research.
Main Results:
- Priming evidence illuminates the transition from conservative to abstract grammatical use in children.
- Structural priming can inform modifications to language intervention strategies.
- Intervention activities can be adapted to foster grammatical change in children with language impairments.
Conclusions:
- Structural priming is integral to everyday language use.
- Priming research findings can be practically applied to study and enhance children's grammatical development.
- Methods for facilitating children's grammatical abilities can be shaped by priming research.
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