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Peer reviewedNippold, Marilyn A.; Rudzinski, Mishelle – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1993
Students (n=150) ages 11, 14, and 17 were asked to explain the meanings of 24 different idiomatic expressions. Performance on the task gradually improved as subject age increased. High-familiarity idioms were easier to explain than moderate-familiarity or low-familiarity expressions. Easier idioms tended to be more transparent. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Developmental Tasks, Difficulty Level, Idioms
Download full textEhri, Linnea C. – 1973
In order to verify claims made by Genevan researchers that linguistic production but not comprehension capabilities distinguish seriators from nonseriators, three tasks were administered to children between the ages of four and eight. Subjects were asked to arrange in order objects varying in size, to describe how the objects differed from each…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Developmental Tasks
