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ERIC Number: EJ307257
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Development of Discourse Rules: Children's Use of Indexical Reference and Cohesion.
Dent, Cathy H.
Developmental Psychology, v20 n2 p229-34 Mar 1984
Examines the conditions under which children and adults use indexical words to refer to objects or to corefer with nouns in discourse. Subjects at three ages (6, 10, and adult) performed simple tasks and described their actions. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Context Effect, Language Research, Language Usage, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Developmental Patterns; Indexical Expressions; Referential Communication