Trace deletion and Friederici's (1995) model of syntactic processing

This commentary discusses the relation between Grodzinsky's target article and Friederici's (1995) model of syntactic processing. The two models can be made more compatible if it is assumed that people with Broca's aphasia have a problem in trace construction rather than trace deletio...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2000-02, Vol.23 (1), p.22-23, Article S0140525X00232391
Main Author: Shalom, Dorit Ben
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain
Broca, Pierre Paul (1824-80)
Cognition & reasoning
Grammar
Language
Linguistics
Neurology
Speech disorders
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Summary:This commentary discusses the relation between Grodzinsky's target article and Friederici's (1995) model of syntactic processing. The two models can be made more compatible if it is assumed that people with Broca's aphasia have a problem in trace construction rather than trace deletion, and that the process of trace construction takes place during the second early syntactic substage of Friederici's model.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X00232391