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The transition from optional to required subjects.

W O'Grady, A M Peters, D Masterson

    Journal of Child Language
    |October 1, 1989
    PubMed
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    Children omit subjects in early speech because they lack the grammar for distinguishing verb types. This distinction develops gradually, not suddenly, with individual variation in how children learn verb rules.

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    Area of Science:

    • Linguistics
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Child Language Acquisition

    Background:

    • The optional subject phenomenon (OSS) in early child language is a key area of study.
    • Previous theories, such as Hyams (1986), proposed different explanations for OSS.