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Satisfying Inquisitive Adults: Some Simple Methods of Answering Yes/No Questions

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Steffensen, Margaret S. – Journal of Child Language, 1978

A phenomenon called "pragmatic variation" is discussed as a child's individual system of behavior in response to a question the child doesn't understand but realizes that he must verbalize an answer to. (NCR)

Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition

Do Children Pick and Choose? An Examination of Phonological Selection and Avoidance in Early Lexical Acquisition.

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Schwartz, Richard G.; Leonard, Laurence B. – Journal of Child Language, 1982

Examines within an experimental paradigm phonological selection and avoidance patterns of infants and discusses the role of these patterns in early lexical acquisition. (EKN)

Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Bias, Child Language, Infants