Hendriks, Petra 1964- creator author. text bibliography ne 2014 monographic eng

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xi, 234 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. This book asserts that language is a signaling system rather than a code, based in part on such research as the finding that 5-year-old English and Dutch children use pronouns correctly in their own utterances, but often fail to interpret these forms correctly when used by someone else. Emphasizing the unique and sometimes competing demands of listener and speaker, the author examines resulting asymmetries between production and comprehension. The text offers examples of the interpretation of word order and pronouns by listeners, and word order freezing and referential choice by speakers. It is explored why the usual symmetry breaks down in children but also sometimes in adults. Gathering contemporary insights from theoretical linguistic research, psycholinguistic studies and computational modeling, 'Asymmetries between language production and comprehension' presents a unified explanation of this phenomenon.Includes bibliographical references and index. Understanding and misunderstanding -- Asymmetries in language acquisition -- The listener's perspective -- The speaker's perspective -- Symmetry and asymmetry across languages -- Competing perspectives -- Appendix. Petra Hendriks. Includes bibliographical references and index. Asymmetry (Linguistics) Language and languages Language acquisition P299.A85 H46 2014 415.HEN (GyWOH)har135018490 9789400769007 (hbk. : acidfree paper) 9400769008 (hbk. : acidfree paper) 2013943119 OHX 130618 20200207150307.0 17781371 eng