Mental state verbs expressed by children on the autism spectrum: A syntactic perspective, 2021
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Dates
- 2021
Creator
- Macaruso, Ellen Grace (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The thesis is restricted due to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), permission from the author is required before you can view the thesis
Extent
34 pages (34 pages)
Language of Materials
From the record group: English
From the record group: Chinese
From the record group: Spanish; Castilian
Overview
"Verbs representing mental states are syntactically complex because they may occur with sentential complements, which are phrases that are independently grammatical sentences. Considering evidence that children on the autism spectrum often demonstrate delays with mental state language but relative strengths in language form, the present study investigated the relationship between mental state verb and sentential complement production by 9-year-old children on the autism spectrum. Language sample analyses indicated that sentential complements occurred with mental state verbs more often than with other verbs, sentential complements were less frequent than transitive verbs, and sentential complements were correlated with additional language indicators. While the conclusions are impacted by sample size and coding limitations, this investigation supports a relationship between mental state verb and sentential complement production by children on the autism spectrum and adds to the foundation for research into interventions capitalizing on sentential complements to promote language and theory of mind development." -- Abstract
Physical Location
RG 010.02B Communication Sciences & Disorders
Physical Description
34 pages
Repository Details
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