Albeit limited, these results provide valuable insight into SI interpretation by Chitonga-speaking children and demonstrate that pragmatic inference acquisition likely follows the order identified in previous research, but appears to be completed at a later age in this language.
1	Albeit	albeit	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	2:mark	Discourse=adversative-concession:84->85:1
2	limited	limit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	6:advcl:albeit	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	2:punct	_
4	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	5	det	5:det	Discourse=joint-other_m:85->20:5|Entity=(138-abstract-acc:com-cf5-2-sgl
5	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	6:nsubj|18:nsubj	Entity=138)
6	provide	provide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	0:root	_
7	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	8:amod	_
8	insight	insight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	6:obj	Entity=(139-abstract-new-cf8-1-sgl
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	11:case	_
10	SI	SI	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	11:compound	Entity=(140-abstract-new-cf9-2-sgl(9-abstract-giv:inact-cf4-1-coref)
11	interpretation	interpretation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	8:nmod:into	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	16:case	_
13	Chitonga	Chitonga	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	15:compound	Entity=(3-person-giv:inact-cf2-4-coref(130-abstract-giv:inact-cf1-1-coref-Tonga_language_%28Zambia_and_Zimbabwe%29)|SpaceAfter=No|XML=<w>
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	13:punct	SpaceAfter=No
15	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	amod	16:amod	XML=</w>
16	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	11:nmod:by	Entity=3)140)139)
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	18:cc	Discourse=attribution-positive:86->87:2
18	demonstrate	demonstrate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	6:conj:and	_
19	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	24:mark	Discourse=joint-list_m:87->85:0
20	pragmatic	pragmatic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	21:amod	Entity=(141-abstract-new-cf6-3-sgl
21	inference	inference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	22:compound	_
22	acquisition	acquisition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	24:nsubj|33:nsubj|36:nsubj:pass:xsubj	Entity=141)
23	likely	likely	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	24	advmod	24:advmod	_
24	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	ccomp	18:ccomp	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	26:det	Entity=(142-abstract-new-cf7-2-sgl
26	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	24:obj	_
27	identified	identify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	26	acl	26:acl	Discourse=elaboration-attribute:88->87:0
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	30:case	_
29	previous	previous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	30:amod	Entity=(44-abstract-giv:inact-cf3-2-coref
30	research	research	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	27:obl:in	Entity=44)142)|SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	33:punct	_
32	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	33:cc	Discourse=adversative-concession:89->87:1
33	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	conj	18:ccomp|24:conj:but	_
34	to	to	PART	TO	_	36	mark	36:mark	_
35	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	36	aux:pass	36:aux:pass	_
36	completed	complete	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	33	xcomp	33:xcomp	_
37	at	at	ADP	IN	_	40	case	40:case	_
38	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	40	det	40:det	Entity=(143-abstract-new-cf10-3-sgl
39	later	late	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	40	amod	40:amod	_
40	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	36:obl:at	Entity=143)
41	in	in	ADP	IN	_	43	case	43:case	_
42	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	43	det	43:det	Entity=(130-abstract-giv:act-cf1-2-coref-Tonga_language_%28Zambia_and_Zimbabwe%29
43	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obl	36:obl:in	Entity=130)|SpaceAfter=No
44	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	6:punct	_
