The influence of pragmatic function on children's comprehension of complex because- and if-sentences

IntroductionIn complex adverbial sentences, the connectives because and if can perform different pragmatic functions (e.g. Content, Speech-Act), although this is often overlooked in studies investigating children's acquisition of these connectives. In this study, we investigated whether pragmat...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Language Sciences
Main Authors:	Heather C. P. Lemen, Elena V. M. Lieven, Anna L. Theakston
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-10-01
Subjects:	language acquisition complex adverbial sentences pragmatic function because-sentences if-sentences
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/flang.2024.1420237/full