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ERIC Number: EJ370867
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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The Development of Children's Understanding of "Because" and "So."
French, Lucia Ann
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v45 n2 p262-79 Apr 1988
Assesses children's comprehension of "because" and "so" on enactment and sentence completion tasks. Results provide evidence against a componential model for the acquisition of causal connectives. Supported is the position that understanding of relational terms is initially context dependent; linguistic development generates context independent understanding. (RWB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten Children, Language Processing, Language Research, Linguistic Performance, Performance, Primary Education, Task Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Causal Connectives; Comprehension Tests; Context Dependence; Relational Communication; Relational Understanding