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Canault, Mélanie; Yamaguchi, Naomi; Paillereau, Nikola; Krzonowski, Jennifer; Roy, Johanna-Pascale; Dos Santos, Christophe; Kern, Sophie – Journal of Child Language, 2020
At the babbling stage, the syllable does not have the temporal characteristics of adult syllables because of the infant's limited oro-motor skills. This research aims to further our knowledge of syllable duration and temporal variability and their evolution with age as an indicator of the development of articulatory skills. The possible impact of…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Syllables, Infants, Articulation (Speech)
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Bassano, Dominique; Maillochon, Isabelle; Eme, Elsa – Journal of Child Language, 1998
Two studies investigated developmental changes, and inter-linguistic and inter-individual variations, in the expansion and composition of young French children's early lexicons. Results indicated that lexical productivity strongly increased with age, whereas lexical diversity showed little developmental progression. Inter-individual variability in…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Child Language, Foreign Countries
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Jisa, Harriet; Kern, Sophie – Journal of Child Language, 1998
Investigated the use of relative clauses in French children's narrative monologues. Narrative texts, based on a picture book without text, were collected from monolinguals age 5, 7, and 10 years and adults. Researchers coded relative constructions. Use of relative clauses in general-discourse functions preceded use in more specific narrative…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Child Development, Child Language