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ERIC Number: EJ523403
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Birth Order Effects on Early Language Development: Do Secondborn Children Learn from Overheard Speech?
Oshima-Takane, Yuriko; And Others
Child Development, v67 n2 p621-34 Apr 1996
Compared language development of 16 firstborn and 16 secondborn children at 21 months to investigate whether secondborn children benefit from overheard conversations between caregivers and older siblings. Found that secondborn children were more advanced that firstborn in pronoun production, while not differing general language development, suggesting that overheard conversations are important resources for secondborn children learning personal pronouns. (HTH)
Descriptors: Birth Order, Caregiver Speech, Comparative Analysis, Experiential Learning, First Born, Language Acquisition, Pronouns, Siblings, Toddlers
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Second Born