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Peer reviewedEmerson, Harriet F. – Journal of Child Language, 1979
This article discusses a study designed to ascertain the comprehension of the role of "because" in a sentence in children between the ages of 5;8 and 10;11. (CFM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedTyack, Dorothy; Ingram, David – Journal of Child Language, 1977
Two studies were conducted to discover possible patterns in question acquisition. For the production study, questions were collected from 22 children aged two to eleven. In the comprehension study, 100 children, aged three to five, were tested. The test controlled syntax and vocabulary and varied specific "wh-" question-words. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedPetretic, Patricia A.; Tweney, Ryan D. – Journal of Child Language, 1977
The comprehension ability of 36 children at three stages of telegraphic speech was assessed using active behavioral responses to declarative and imperative sentences. A significant increase in verbal and behavioral appropriateness with age was found for imperative and declarative forms. Results are compared with Shipley, Smith and Gleitman's…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
