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Hawkins, P. R. – Language and Speech, 1971
Examines grammatically the hesitation pauses in the spontaneous narrative speech of 48 6 1/2-7 years olds. (MB)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Processes, Grammar
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Landon, Sarah J.; Sommers, Ronald K. – Language and Speech, 1979
When 20 highly talkative and 20 much less talkative preschool children were measured for articulation, grammar, receptive syntax, and sentence repetition, the performances of the highly talkative children were significantly superior on all measures. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Communication Research, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
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Alcock, K. J.; Ngorosho, D. – Language and Speech, 2004
Grammatical priming of picture naming was investigated in Kiswahili, which has a complex grammatical noun class system (a system like grammatical gender), with up to 15 noun classes that have obligatory agreements on adjectives, verbs, pronouns and other parts of speech. Participants heard a grammatically agreeing (concordant), nonagreeing…
Descriptors: African Languages, Semantics, Nouns, Grammar