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Fletcher, Paul; Peters, Jo – Language Testing, 1984
Describes a study which compares expressive language samples from normal children and language impaired children across a range of grammatical and lexical dimensions to determine if it is possible to characterize language impairment using such dimensions. Identifies two variables which were reasonably successful in discriminating the two groups.…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Grammar, Language Handicaps