Table 4.

Developmental patterns of parameter estimates for three word orders in the children with early brain injury

Lesion side	Age		Word order
			NVN	VNN	NNV
LH	5	STEW	R	R	R
	6	JOR	R	R	R
	6	BRAS	M	R	R
	6	ELS	MM	M	R
	7	RYB	M	MM	I
	7	MAM	MM	M	I
	7	DUP	MM	MM	R
	10	TID	MM	M	I
	10	JUS	MM	M	I
	10	DES	MM	MM	R
	10	KAM	MM	MM	I
	12	MAG	M	R	R
RH	7	EMF	R	R	R
	7	KAD	MM	MM	MM
	8	JOD	M	MM	R
N = noun phrase, V = verb phrase
Parameter Estimate Range		Description		Letter code
.5 ± .25		Random		R
>.75 or <.25		Adult pattern (Mature)		M
>.90 or <.10		Consistent adult pattern (Mature)		MM
>.75 or <.25		Non-adult (Immature)		I