Hereditary and Environmental Influences on Preschool Twins' Language Skills.

Mather, Patricia L.; Black, Kathryn N.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Hereditary and Environmental Influences on Preschool Twins' Language Skills.

Mather, Patricia L.; Black, Kathryn N.

Developmental Psychology, v20 n2 p303-08 Mar 1984

Examines genetic influences on language by assessing 158 preschool twins on vocabulary comprehension, semantic knowledge, morphology, syntax, and articulation. Vocabulary comprehension was significantly influenced by heredity, whereas performance skills were influenced by between-family environmental factors. (Author/AS)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Articulation (Speech), Family Influence, Heredity, Language Skills, Morphology (Languages), Phonology, Preschool Children, Semantics, Twins, Verbal Ability

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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