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Peer reviewedSaville-Troike, Muriel – Journal of Child Language, 1988
Study of children who go through a "silent period" early in the course of second language development found that most of the children engaged in extensive private speech, including: repetition of others' utterances; recall and practice; creation of new linguistic forms; paradigmatic substitution; and rehearsal for overt social…
Descriptors: Child Language, Chinese, Discovery Processes, English (Second Language)
