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ERIC Number: EJ251344
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1981-Jun
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Learning to Communicate from Models: Children Confuse Length with Information.
Whitehurst, Grover J.; And Others
Child Development, v52 n2 p507-13 Jun 1981
Investigates why young children become redundant and informative speakers after listening to nonredundant and informative speakers. The authors conclude that children confuse the length of a message with information. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Research, Kindergarten Children, Language Acquisition, Modeling (Psychology), Redundancy, Speech Communication, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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