Descriptor
| Language Processing | 2 |
| Receptive Language | 2 |
| Age Differences | 1 |
| Case Studies | 1 |
| Child Language | 1 |
| Cognitive Development | 1 |
| Communication Skills | 1 |
| Diaries | 1 |
| Infants | 1 |
| Language Acquisition | 1 |
| Language Usage | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Journal of Child Language | 2 |
Author
| Hoek, Dorothy | 1 |
| Waller, Glenn | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedHoek, Dorothy; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1986
Analysis of a one-year-old's lexical development suggested factors causing overextensions: using known words for more recently acquired or unknown words; expressing incomplete knowledge of defining features of two or more similar meaning words; producing overextensions of preferred words; using phonologically simpler more than difficult words; and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Language, Communication Skills, Diaries
Peer reviewedWaller, Glenn – Journal of Child Language, 1986
Two experiments showed that: 5- and 6-year-old listeners have difficulties with spatial reference if it includes "left" and "right"; and 7-year-olds understand this limitation on the comprehension skill of younger children and make appropriate allowances by using more landmarks instead. (CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Language Processing, Language Usage
