Extending the Application of Tense and Agreement Measures: A Reply to Rispoli and Hadley (2018)

Conclusion The finite verb morphology composite can be disproportionately affected by frequently occurring grammatical forms produced through direct activation. This assumption was one of the reasons we wished to compare this measure to the tense marker total and the tense/agreement productivity score. The latter two measures provide valuable developmental information that is not available from the finite morphology composite. Yet, the finite verb morphology composite shows good diagnostic accuracy and an interpretable pattern of growth and is relatively stable across different sample sizes.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research