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ERIC Number: EJ168275
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Children's Control of Adult Speech
Bohannon, John Neil, III; Marquis, Angela Lynn
Child Development, 48, 3, 1002-1008, Sep 77
Describes two studies which tested the hypothesis that short simple sentences addressed to children are the result of children signaling non-comprehension for longer, complex utterances. (JMB)
Descriptors: Adults, Comprehension, Difficulty Level, Discourse Analysis, Infants, Preschool Children, Research, Sentences, Speech Communication
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