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Peer reviewedRobb, Michael P.; Saxman, John H. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1990
The continuity in development of syllable duration patterns was examined in seven young children as they progressed from preword to multiword periods of vocalization development. Results revealed no systematic increase or decrease in the duration of bisyllables produced by the children as a group, whereas lengthening of final syllables was…
Descriptors: Child Language, Developmental Stages, Infants, Language Acquisition
McCune, Lorraine; Vihman, Marilyn May – 1987
A study examined the consistency of consonant use in the infant's transition period from babbling to early words. Phonetic data were collected from the speech of 10 infants aged 9 to 15 months. Analysis of consonant distribution patterns indicate striking segmental preferences in all 10 children, with some segments more prominent for the sample as…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Child Language, Consonants, Individual Differences
Peer reviewedGerhardt, Julie; Savasir, Iskender – Language in Society, 1986
Examination of the use of the simple present verb tense by three-year-old children (N=2) indicates that analyses in terms of tense or aspect are not adequate to account for its use. Results indicate a need to recognize the way in which the form implicitly refers to norms and thereby entails a type of impersonal motivation. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, English, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedRondal, Jean A.; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1987
Analysis of the free speech of one- to three-year-olds (N=21) found that measures of mean length of utterance (MLU) are positively related to age, are reliable, and can predict grammatical development, although there are identifiable points in the developmental evolution of MLU and MLU-like indices beyond which their reliability and validity have…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Development
Minami, Masahiko – 1996
This paper examines two studies on language development and narrative discourse structure by looking at how language shapes and is shaped by culture-specific experiences. Conversations between 20 middle-class Japanese preschoolers, aged 4-5 years old, and their mothers were analyzed to study differences in narrative elicitation by mothers towards…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries
Ritchie, William C., Ed.; Bhatia, Tej K., Ed. – 1999
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the major areas of research in the field of child language acquisition. It is divided into seven parts and 19 chapters. Part I is an introduction and overview. Part II covers central issues in the study of child language acquisition, focusing on syntax, including those of innateness, maturation, and…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Communication Disorders, Communication Problems
