Dr. Imane Bou Saboun

Biography

Imane Bou-Saboun is a postdoctoral researcher with a focus on language acquisition and development, particularly concerning Ā-dependencies in children. Her work delves into the nuances of Tashlhiyt Berber, exploring how properties such as word order aid in distinguishing subjects from objects during Ā-extraction. Through her doctoral research, she has developed a novel corpus of Tashlhiyt parent-child conversations, which underpins her findings in morphology, specifically in verbal agreement impoverishment. Her PhD dissertation integrates behavioral studies with a comprehensive database of utterances from Tashlhiyt-acquiring toddlers, contributing valuable insights into the intersection of language structure and child language development. Bou-Saboun's research interests also encompass Berber languages, aiming to shed light on how surface signals affect language processing in early childhood.

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