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Peer reviewedPlatt, Carole Bultler; MacWhinney, Brian – Journal of Child Language, 1983
When asked to judge as correct or incorrect three categories of sentences (those with errors similar to their own patterns, those with common "baby errors," and correct sentences), four-year-olds made significantly fewer corrections of errors similar to their own, suggesting that children learn their own errors. (MSE)
Descriptors: Child Language, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Expressive Language
