Descriptor
Child Language | 1 |
Form Classes (Languages) | 1 |
Language Acquisition | 1 |
Linguistic Competence | 1 |
Linguistic Performance | 1 |
Psycholinguistics | 1 |
Semantics | 1 |
Syntax | 1 |
Source
Journal of Child Language | 1 |
Author
Hart, Betty | 1 |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Hart, Betty – Journal of Child Language, 1975
A study was conducted in which a series of stories was used to teach six four- to five-year-olds to identify objects as "nouns," attributes of objects as "adjectives," and actions as "verbs." All the children appeared to have well-formed semantic fields for the three form classes. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Form Classes (Languages), Language Acquisition, Linguistic Competence