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Sheldon, Amy – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1974
Research is reported in which children were tested for their comprehension of four types of sentences with relative clauses. The Parallel Function Hypothesis is proposed, and implications for adult grammar are discussed. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Research
Kenney, Terrence J.; Wolfe, Jean – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1972
Preliminary version of this article presented at the meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 1971. Research and preparation of the paper supported in part by an Intramural Grant from the Regents of the University of California to T. Kenney. (VM)
Descriptors: Child Language, English, Experiments, Language Acquisition
