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Rosenberg, Sheldon; Abbeduto, Leonard – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1987
Samples of the communicative behavior of a group of mildly mentally retarded adults were examined for indications of mature linguistic competence (specifically, grammatical morpheme and complex sentence use).Findings confirmed the expectation that the eventual mastery of these aspects of linguistic competence in higher-level retarded individuals…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Difficulty Level, Discourse Analysis
Moffett, James – 1968
Addressed to teachers, educators, and other specialists in language learning, this volume sketches a pedagogical theory of discourse for a language arts curriculum (see "A Student-Centered Language Arts Curriculum, Grades K-13: A Handbook for Teachers," TE 001 468). The emphasis is upon mastering the art of communication through the everyday use…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creative Writing, Discourse Analysis