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A Scalogram Analysis of the Development of the Use and Comprehension of "Because" in Children
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Corrigan, Roberta – Child Development, 1975
Nine tasks were designed to test the developmental sequence of three types of "because" (affective, physical, concrete logical) in 100 children aged 3 to 7 years. The tasks tested whether comprehension of "because" preceded its usage and at what point children understood that sentences with reversed clauses were incorrect.…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Developmental Tasks, Intellectual Development, Linguistic Competence
The Effect of Word Order on Young Children's Responses to Simple Questions and Commands
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Wetstone, 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
Front, Back, and Side: Stages of Acquisition. Papers and Reports on Child Language Development, No. 8.
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Kuczaj, Stan A., II; Maratsos, Michael P. – Child Development, 1974
The concepts of front, back, and side may be easily understood in relation to an intrinsically fronted item, but with a nonfronted object they depend on situational or psychological cues. A study investigated a child's awareness of the front, back, and side of his own body and of fronted and nonfronted objects. Researchers hypothesized that a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Comprehension