NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Curenton, Stephanie M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2015
This study provides qualitative and quantitative evidence of how an emotion explanation task can reflect African American preschoolers' pragmatic skills. We used an emotion explanation task to assess pragmatic skills among 19 children (aged 3-5 years) related to (1) engaging in conversational turn-taking, (2) answering "Wh-" questions,…
Descriptors: African American Children, Preschool Children, Emotional Response, Pragmatics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Rees, Norma S. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1992
This article addresses the concept of communication and social role including dimensions of speaker-listener relations, speaking options in these relations, and implications of language/learning-disabled individuals' failure to appreciate these dimensions and options. (DB)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Ethnography, Expressive Language
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bain, Barbara A.; And Others – Topics in Language Disorders, 1992
This article on sampling early semantic productions reports a study of 6 children (ages 31-35 months) with specific language impairments. Subjects produced a greater frequency and diversity of multiword utterances in a free-play sampling situation than in a joint action routine sampling situation. (JDD)
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Expressive Language