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Journal of Speech and Hearing Research Vol.37 645-654 June 1994.
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Syntactic Complexity in Spanish Narratives

A Developmental Study

Vera F. Gutierrez-Clellen 1
1 Richard Hofstetter San Diego State University San Diego, CA

Syntactic complexity in the movie retellings of 77 school-age Spanish-speaking children was examined using a structural constituent analysis. The results demonstrated developmental differences in the length of T-units, index of subordination, use of relative clauses, and prepositional phrases. There were also differences in the length of T-units, use of nominal clauses, and adverbial phrases across Spanish language groups. The analysis underscores the significance of subordination as a cohesive device and as an indicator of narrative proficiency.

KEY WORDS: Spanish, narrative, development, syntax

Submitted on July 26, 1993
Accepted on December 22, 1993


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