THE COMPREHENSION OF RELATIVE CLAUSES

THE COMPREHENSION OF RELATIVE CLAUSES AND WH QUESTIONS IN HEBREW AND PALESTINIAN ARABIC HEARING IMPAIRMENT NAAMA FRIEDMANN, RONIT SZTERMAN, AND MANAR HADDAD-HANNA 1. Introduction The lack of exposure to language input during the sensitive period for language acquisition can have far-reaching consequences for the syntax of individuals with hearing impairment (de Villiers, de Villiers, & Hoban, 1994; Delage & Tuller, 2007; Friedmann & Szterman, 2006; Haddad- Hanna & Friedmann, 2009).

• input during the sensitive period for language acquisition
• wh question comprehension
• wh questions
• impairment
• control group
• hearing
• relative clauses
• hebrew
• subject
• children