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Direct linkDittmar, Miriam; Abbot-Smith, Kirsten; Lieven, Elena; Tomasello, Michael – Child Development, 2008
Two comprehension experiments were conducted to investigate whether German children are able to use the grammatical cues of word order and word endings (case markers) to identify agents and patients in a causative sentence and whether they weigh these two cues differently across development. Two-year-olds correctly understood only sentences with…
Descriptors: Sentences, Cues, Grammar, Word Order
Peer reviewedRoberts, Kenneth – Child Development, 1983
The notion that partial control of full agent-action-patient word order in comprehension may precede its production was examined. Reversible active sentences including the verbs "kiss,""hug," and "tickle" were presented to a triad of listeners consisting of a test child, a familiar adult caretaker, and a familiar…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Preschool Children, Verbal Ability, Verbs
Peer reviewedLempert, Henrietta; Kinsbourne, Marcel – Child Development, 1978
Children ranging in age from three to seven years acted out the meaning of reversible active, cleft, passive, and inverted cleft sentences. (JMB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Preschool Children
Peer reviewedWetstone, Harriet S.; Friedlander, Bernard Z. – Child Development, 1973
The study investigated the communicative effectiveness of word order in preschoolers' comprehension of meaning using simple questions and commands in an at-home play context. (ST)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
