LIN 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Subcategorization
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Know the following from dr. richard meier"s lecture: Cp: a period between 5 to 24 hours post-hatching during which they must be exposed to a moving object: 2) attachment in rhesus monkeys: critical period for exposure to social stimulation from conspecifics. Cp: 3-8 months: 3) song learning in white-crowned sparrows, song sparrows, and other song birds, 4) it has been suggested that there are cps in humans for sex roles, attachment, certain motor skills. In studying 2nd language acquisition in adults it"s important to separate effect of age at initial exposure to a second language from the effects of length of exposure to that language: those with hearing participants. Examined acquisition of english by 46 native chinese or korean speakers. All subjects: students or faculty at the u. of illinois. Age of arrival in us varied between 3 and 39. The farmer bought two pigs at the market. *the farmer bought two pig at the market: pronouns.
