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Complex Sentence Development

Complex Sentence Development is a theoretical construct within the field of syntactic development that accounts for the emergence and progression of subordinate and embedded clause structures in child language acquisition.

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2017–2026

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Publications

112

Complex sentences: acquisition of syntactic connectives and the semantic relations they encode

Lois Bloom, Margaret Lahey, Lois Hood et al. · Journal of Child Language · 1980 · 309 citations · Full text

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Early syntactic development: a cross-linguistic study with special reference to Finnish

Lingua · 1975 · 295 citations

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Emergence of syntax: commonalities and differences across children

Marina Vasilyeva, Heidi Waterfall, Janellen Huttenlocher · Developmental Science · 2007 · 227 citations

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Language development from two to three

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 222 citations

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The development of relative clauses in spontaneous child speech

Cognitive Linguistics · 2001 · 214 citations

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Authors

232

  1. EL
    Elena Lieven

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 230 citations

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  2. SB
    Silke Brandt

    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany

    4 publications · 195 citations

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  3. AT
    Anna Theakston

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 205 citations

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  4. CM
    Cheryl M. Scott

    Google (United States), United States

    3 publications · 120 citations

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  5. MR
    Matthew Rispoli

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    2 publications · 199 citations

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Institutions

120

  1. Google (United States)

    Mountain View, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    962 citations

  2. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    791 citations

  3. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    397 citations

  4. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    294 citations

  5. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    292 citations

  6. University of Geneva

    Geneva, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    364 citations

  7. City, University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    162 citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    2K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Child Language

    10 publications · 854 citations

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  2. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research

    JSLHR · 7 publications · 611 citations

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  3. Applied Psycholinguistics

    6 publications · 368 citations

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  4. Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools

    LSHSS · 5 publications · 151 citations

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  5. Developmental Science

    4 publications · 359 citations

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