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Direct linkJakubowicz, Celia; Strik, Nelleke – Language and Speech, 2008
This paper reports the results of an elicited production task of Long Distance (LD) "wh"-questions conducted with typically developing French- and Dutch-speaking children aged four and six, and adult control groups for each language. It is shown that besides input-convergent "wh"-questions, in both languages children use nontarget strategies to…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Form Classes (Languages), French, Indo European Languages
Peer reviewedKeeney, Terrence J.; Smith, Nancy D. – Language and Speech, 1971
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension
Peer reviewedClark, Herbert H.; Begun, Jeffrey S. – Language and Speech, 1971
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Comprehension, Experiments
Peer reviewedWolff, J. Gerard – Language and Speech, 1980
Reports part of a continuing project to develop a theory of children's first-language acquisition using computer modeling techniques. Notes the correspondence of structures formed by the computer program with recognized structures in English. Discusses anomalies in the program's performance. (RL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Computer Oriented Programs, Language Acquisition, Language Research
Peer reviewedAbbeduto, Leonard – Language and Speech, 1985
The role of syntactic/semantic structure in the motor programing of speech by five-year-olds, eight-year-olds, and adults was investigated. Repetition durations were found to be shorter for simple than for complex sentences at all ages. However, linguistic complexity affected durational variability only for adults. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Developmental Stages, Language Acquisition
