Examines children's responses to verbal instructions to place objects in, on, or under other objects according to the paradigm developed by Clark (1973). Also assesses children's comprehension of the spatial terms by asking them simply to point to objects in particular relationships without actually manipulating them. (SED)

Investigates the comprehension of nine intonational contrasts in ten-year-olds and adults. Overall performance on the tasks was much lower among the children than among the adults. Results indicate that hypotheses concerning the chronological order of development of meanings dependent on groupings, nucleus placements, and tones are too simplistic.…