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Clark, Eve V. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Research supported in part by a National Science Foundation Grant. (VM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Experiments, Information Processing
Kuczaj, Stan A., II – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1977
Spontaneous speech samples of 15 children were analyzed for appropriate and inappropriate use and nonuse of the past tense verbal inflection. It was found that: (1) two types of overgeneralization errors have acquisitional relevance; and (2) partial regularity blocks overgeneralization errors. Two hypotheses were not supported. (CHK)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Error Analysis (Language)
Maratsos, Michael P.; Abramovitch, Rona – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1975
Five experiments are carried out to determine the comprehension of passives by children. Results obtained demonstrate that comprehension rests on knowledge of syntactic structure. V - NP were interpreted as verb-object. Passives lacking a preposition were interpreted as actives. Competence in passives may be at a high level before performance is…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Comprehension, Intellectual Development
