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Prather, Elizabeth; And Others – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1989
This study examined repair strategies used by boys with language impairments, in response to clarification requests following conversational breakdowns. Five subjects, aged four-five, were compared with five age-matched controls and five controls matched for verbal competence. Results showed that all three groups overwhelmingly used revisions to…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Comparative Analysis, Expressive Language, Interpersonal Communication