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Suty, Karen A.; Friel-Patti, Sandy – Sign Language Studies, 1982
Examines the spontaneous language of deaf children without forcing the analysis to fit the features of a spoken language system. Suggests linguistic competence of deaf children is commensurate with their cognitive age and is not adequately described by the standard spoken English language tests. (EKN)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Deafness, Language Acquisition
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