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Stanford Univ., CA. Committee on Linguistics. – 1974
This panel discussion seeks to determine the role of babbling and of nonlinguistic behavior in language acquisition. A central question is whether there is a continuity between babbling and speech. The paper presents the views that: the infant's ability to assimilate and adapt to his environment antedates the maturation of his visual and auditory…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Neurolinguistics
Morehead, Donald M.; Johnson, Maxine – 1972
Research is being conducted to determine the factors behind linguistic retardation in children. A first question raised was whether the linguistic system of the deviant child is qualitatively different from that of a normal child. A matching-up of deviant and normal children according to linguistic level suggests that the onset of base syntax may…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Delayed Speech
Eisenson, Jon; Ingram, David – Acta Symbolica, 1972
This paper examines the perceptual processes that underlie normal language acquisition with relation to perceptual dysfunctions in the aphasic child. Experiments are cited which seem to indicate that auditory dyfunctions may underlie language impairment. Experimental studies of the linguistic systems of the aphasic child seem to support the theory…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Auditory Perception, Child Language, Cognitive Processes
Trask, R. L. – 1995
This book introduces beginning students of linguistics at all levels and general readers to the study of language, providing an overview of key topics and an explanation of basic terms and ideas. The book is also designed to encourage the reader to think about the way language works and reconsider some popular misconceptions about language and…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Child Language, Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries
Center for Applied Linguistics, Arlington, VA. – 1975
This is the first of a series of three volumes containing papers from a bilingual symposium held in 1975. Presentations and discussion at the symposium dealt primarily with suggestions for research which linguists should undertake to assist bilingual programs. This volume contains the following papers: "Developmental Psycholinguistics," by Deborah…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language