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Download full textWinner, Ellen; And Others – 1978
Two tasks were used to choose between two rival accounts--cognitive vs. pragmatic--of children's failure to comprehend metaphors. A total of 120 children, in three age groups (6, 7, and 9 years) were given either an explication or a multiple choice task to assess comprehension of 15 novel comparisons expressed in five alternative forms varying in…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Intellectual Development
Bushnell, Emily W. – 1977
In order to investigate the development of word-formation abilities, 3-, 5-, and 7-year-olds were asked to act out with toys, judge, and make up sentences containing instances of class extension. Some sample sentences are "Can you upside-down the clown?" and "Broom the spoon." Children dealt with such sentences in much the same…
Descriptors: Child Language, Children, Comprehension, Generative Grammar
Wheeler, Valerie – 1979
Research evidence currently indicates that young children's communication skills for both the speaker and the listener roles are often ineffective. The accuracy of children's communication improves gradually over the elementary school years. Current thinking in the area of metacognition may be very useful in understanding the development of…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Comprehension
Bellin, Wynford; Natsopoulos, Dimitris – 1976
Investigations using English have shown that a number of linguistic constructions associated with reporting verbs, and verbs concerning plans, present comprehension difficulties to children over the age of five. The corresponding constructions in Greek involved ambiguity appreciation, and tests of monoglots and bilinguals indicated that a…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Bilingualism, Child Language, Children
PDF pending restorationBrause, Rita S. – 1977
The hypothesized ability of adult native speakers to understand linguistic ambiguity was tested. An approach developed to determine linguistic competence tested the ability of 90 participants in individual interviews to interpret sentences having the potential for multiple interpretations. The hypothesis was not supported by the data. A hierarchy…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adults, Age Differences, Ambiguity
Kennedy, Graeme – 1970
This paper reviews current literature concerning the development of children's comprehension of the processes of natural languages and it recommends a new study approach designed to evaluate the joint effects of lexical and syntactic devices on comprehension. It discusses three main kinds of investigations--studies of the comprehension of…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Language, Children, Communication (Thought Transfer)
