All Outputs (2)

'I want hold Postman Pat': An investigation into the acquisition of infinitival marker 'to' (2009)
Journal Article
Kirjavainen, M., Theakston, A., Lieven, E., & Tomasello, M. (2009). 'I want hold Postman Pat': An investigation into the acquisition of infinitival marker 'to'. First Language, 29(3), 313-339. https://doi.org/10.1177/0142723709105312

Infinitival-to omission errors (e.g., *I want hold Postman Pat) are produced by many English-speaking children early in development. This article aims to explain these omissions by investigating the emergence of infinitival-to, and its production/omi... Read More about 'I want hold Postman Pat': An investigation into the acquisition of infinitival marker 'to'.

Can input explain children's me-for-I errors? (2009)
Journal Article
Kirjavainen, M., Theakston, A., & Lieven, E. (2009). Can input explain children's me-for-I errors?. Journal of Child Language, 36(05), 1091-1114. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305000909009350

English-speaking children make pronoun case errors producing utterances where accusative pronouns are used in nominative contexts (me do it). We investigate whether complex utterances in the input (Let me do it) might explain the origin of these erro... Read More about Can input explain children's me-for-I errors?.