Abstract Subject preference in relative clauses (RCs) has been reported typologically diverse languages, but overall one notes that the number of languages analyzed experimentally remains extremely low. This paper presents experimental and natural evidence from Ixcatec, a critically-endangered Otomanguean language. Ixcatec is relevant to discussion on universal subject for having syntactically ...

Of the several African languages that have become regularly offered at U.S. colleges and universities, Swahili consistently garners the highest enrollments, and is the second most widely taught after Arabic, with the greatest variety of instructional materials compared to its Sub-Saharan African counterparts. According to the Modern Language Association, the number of Swahili-language learners ...

The question of whether there exists a universal subject preference in relativization has stimulated research wide range languages and across different domains, yielding an extensive body literature relative clause acquisition processing. In this article, we aim at consolidating the efforts existing order to inform further exploration universality with comprehensive analysis relevant work (incl...

Individuals with agrammatic aphasia and children with syntactic SLI (Specific Language Impairment) have difficulties understanding object relative clauses, difficulties that have been ascribed to a deficit in phrasal movement. The aim of the current study was to explore the nature of this deficit in movement in the two populations, and to examine whether the underlying deficit in the two popula...