Agrammatic comprehension of OVS and OSV structures in Hebrew
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This commentary brings further support for the trace deletion hypothesis from a new study of OVS and OSV sentences in Hebrew, which are active constructions that involve object movement but no change in morphology. The results show that the comprehension of these constructions in Brocas aphasia is impaired, and the performance is at chance level, as predicted by the TDH.
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