connectives

[sdevitt at tcd.ie]

Dear Colleagues,
An interdisciplinary group (psychology, neuroscience, linguistics,
education) in Trinity College, Dublin, is exploring the feasibility of
setting up a collaborative project focused on the question of whether the
absence of particular connectives has cognitive effects, and whether
deficits in this area can be remediated. Two of us working in the area of
language acquisition are gathering data about research into the acquisition
of conectives in first and second language (if, when, because, so, etc). We
would appreciate any leads you might be able to give us in the area.
The results will be posted.
Many thanks
Sean Devitt
Dr. Sean Devitt
Senior Lecturer in Education
School of Education
University of Dublin
Trinity College
Dublin 2
Ireland
Phone:  608 1293 (direct)
Fax:    677 7238 (department office)
email: sdevitt at tcd.ie