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Piecewise Structural Equation Modeling of the Quantity Implicature in Child Language
John Grinstead, Pedro Ortiz-Ramírez, Ximena Carreto-Guadarrama1
1The Ohio State University, USA.
Language and Speech
|January 10, 2022
Summary
Children aged six can interpret pragmatic implicatures like adults. Language skills (syntax, lexicon) and cognitive control (inhibition) are key predictors of this ability.
Area of Science:
- Child language acquisition
- Developmental psycholinguistics
- Cognitive science
Background:
- Understanding pragmatic implicatures is crucial for language development.
- Previous research often overlooks methodological factors influencing measurement in children.
- The role of executive functions in pragmatic development requires further investigation.
Approach:
- A truth value judgment task assessed children's interpretation of the Spanish quantifier 'algunos'.
- Measures of inhibition, working memory, attention, approximate number ability, syntax, and lexicon were collected.
- A piecewise structural equation model (SEM) was employed to analyze the interplay of these variables.
Key Points:
- By age six, children's interpretations of 'algunos' were statistically similar to adults.
- Syntax, lexicon, and inhibition significantly predicted unique variance in implicature generation.
- Approximate number system and inhibition predicted lexical development.
Conclusions:
- Early language and cognitive skills are foundational for developing pragmatic competence.
- Piecewise SEM offers a powerful tool for modeling complex developmental relationships in child language.
- Methodological rigor is essential for accurate measurement of pragmatic abilities in children.
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