TAPS

[Nick Riches]

A colleague at work is using the test, so I can have a look at it.

Thanks

Nick Riches

On Sep 24, 11:22 am, Nick Riches <nick.ric... at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm also interested in a test of passive use. I've had a trawl through
> the information on Harcourt about the DELV, but while there is a lot
> of information about overall aims and standardisation, there is little
> information on how the test actually functions. I presume it's a
> forced-choice comprehension task, just like the TAPS-R? Could you
> possibly let us know how it differs from the TAPS-R (which also tests
> the difference between adjectival analysis and real movement)? It
> sounds as if the DELV manipulates the semantic properties of the verb,
> e.g. resultivity, which sounds like an extremely interesting
> development. Perhaps you could provide a link to a resource which
> provides more details about the test?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Nick Riches
>
> University of Reading, UK.
>
> On Sep 23, 2:34 pm, "Tom Roeper" <roe... at linguist.umass.edu> wrote:
>
> > We have extensive examples of passive that look at implied agents,
> > resultivity,
> > and other features that have been tested on 1000 children in the DELV test
> > from Harcourt (now Pearson).
> >     These subtle aspects of the passive are crucial to understanding whether
> > children know the difference between adjectival analysis and real movement.
> >    I would be glad to give you further connections and information.  YOu
> > might
> > consult the DELV website for more information too.
>
> > Tom Roeper
>
> > On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:52 AM, Michael Ullman <mich... at georgetown.edu>wrote:
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > > We are considering giving TAPS-R (Test of Active and Passive
> > > Sentences-Revised),
> > > designed by Heather van der Lely, to some of the developmental disorder
> > > groups we study, in addition to giving them our own set of language
> > > and memory tasks.
>
> > > Two questions which I'm hoping you can give me feedback on:
>
> > > 1) Who has used this task other than Heather? I know of
> > > a few papers, e.g., some work by Harald Clahsen and Dorothy Bishop,
> > > but my guess is there is more out there than I'm aware of
> > > (Heather wasn't sure either who might have used the task till now).
>
> > > 2) Any thoughts on the task? Of course it has its advantages and
> > > disadvantages, like any task... I'd appreciate any opinions on it.
>
> > > All my best,
>
> > > Michael
>
> > --
> > Tom Roeper
> > Dept of Lingiustics
> > UMass South College
> > Amherst, Mass. 01003 ISA
> > 413 256 0390
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