---------- Insert Table 2 ---------- Examination of the data, alone, revealed that, overall, participants produced more pronominal references than nominal or elliptical references combined and more referential expressions were produced in the story-retelling condition than in …show more content…
The values on the Y axis represent the frequency of occurrence for each reference form within the specified T-unit distances. Both age groups produced a similar pattern; however, the magnitude of responses was greater among younger participants. The majority of pronominal references occurred within 1 T-unit. There was a stepwise increase in the use of nominal expressions with the majority occurring between 2 - 4 T-units. Similarly, in Figure 1(c,d), displaying the distribution for personal narratives; the majority of pronominal references occurred within 1 T-unit. Younger participants produced nominal references with a stepwise increase from 0 - 4 T-units, with a decrease from 5 - 10 T-units and an increase again at 11 T-units. Older participants produced the most nominal references at 1 T-unit with a decrease from 2 T-units and