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Peer reviewedKail, Michele; Segui, Juan – Journal of Child Language, 1978
In this experiment, children were given three words (a triplet made up of two nouns and one verb) and were asked to produce an utterance with them. The results were analyzed in terms of word order chosen and age of child. (NCR)
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedCoker, Pamela L. – Journal of Child Language, 1978
In testing kindergartners and first graders in their comprehension of the words "before" and "after," it was found that when temporal terms are acquired, they are first used as prepositions and then as subordinating conjunctions. (Author/NCR)
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedHopmann, Marita R.; Maratsos, Michael P. – Journal of Child Language, 1978
This experiment used two groups of preschoolers and one group of young grade-schoolers to test for their comprehension of presuppositions and negation in complex syntax. (NCR)
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedPetretic, Patricia A.; Tweney, Ryan D. – Journal of Child Language, 1977
The comprehension ability of 36 children at three stages of telegraphic speech was assessed using active behavioral responses to declarative and imperative sentences. A significant increase in verbal and behavioral appropriateness with age was found for imperative and declarative forms. Results are compared with Shipley, Smith and Gleitman's…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
