Specific language impairment as a syntax-phonology (PF) interface problem: evidence from Afrikaans

A theoretical account of specific language impairment (SLI) – one which places the locus of the impairment at Spell-Out at the syntax-phonology interface – is proposed and then tested against utterances from Afrikaans-speaking children with SLI. Drawing on Minimalism, our account offers a unified...

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Main Authors: Corver, Norbert, Southwood, Frenette, van Hout, Roeland
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2012-12-01
Series:Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics
Subjects:
sli
Online Access:https://spil.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/134