关键词: 主-谓数一致, 分布性效应, 屈折变化

Abstract: The distributive errors of subject-verb agreement are made when the verbs that speakers produce agree with the conceptual number of the subject instead of its grammatical number. In earlier research, there is an assumption that the production of verbs in languages with rich morphology, i.e. Spanish and French, are more sensitive to the notional number of the subject, and therefore more distributive errors are made. This is called the maximalist view. However, recent research support an opposite model that the production of verbs in languages with rich morphology are less sensitive to the notional number of the subject, and less distributive errors are made. This is called the minimalist view. A direct paradigm is needed in future studies to investigate the influence of notional number on distributive errors. Furthermore, the difference of the paradigms used in various studies should be considered when interpreting the results of the study.

Key words: subject-verb agreement, distributive effects, inflection of words