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Acquisition of /s/-Clusters in Dutch-Speaking Children with Phonological Disorders
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Gerrits, Ellen – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2010
This study investigated the acquisition of word initial s clusters of 3-5 year old Dutch children with phonological disorders. Within these clusters, sl was produced correctly most often, whereas sn and sx were the more difficult clusters. In cluster reductions, s+obstruent and sl clusters reduction patterns followed the Sonority Sequencing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Processing, Special Needs Students, Special Education
Developmental Influences in Teaching Language Forms to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities.
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Dyer, Kathleen; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1987
In two studies involving seven developmentally disabled children aged 7-14, phonetic sounds and syntactic structures representing different levels of normal development were taught. Results showed that the children's sequence of learning language forms followed the normal developmental model (e.g., earlier emerging forms were acquired in fewer…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Stages, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Acquisition
Consonant Clusters in Disordered Speech: Constraints and Correspondence Patterns.
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Chin, Steven B.; Dinnsen, Daniel A. – Journal of Child Language, 1992
Compares patterns of cluster realization from 47 children ranging in age from 3;4 to 6;8 with functional (nonorganic) speech disorders with those reported in the literature for normal acquisition and reveals that these patterns are essentially the same for both groups. (33 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Consonants, Language Acquisition
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TEST TO ASSESS THE OCCURRENCE OF SELECTED FEATURES OF NON-STANDARD ENGLISH IN THE SPEECH OF DISADVANTAGED PRIMARY CHILDREN.
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TAFT, JEROME; TENNIS, MELVIN – 1968
THE INSTRUCTIONAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND EVALUATION UNIT OF THE DADE COUNTY (FLORIDA) PUBLIC SCHOOLS CONSTRUCTED SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS TO MEASURE CHILDREN'S LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. FOUR OF THESE INSTRUMENTS WERE USED BY THE SPECIAL LANGUAGE TEACHER PROJECT IN A STUDY CONDUCTED FROM FEBRUARY TO MAY, 1967 IN DADE COUNTY SCHOOLS. THE OBJECTIVES OF…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Disadvantaged Youth, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
Speech Addressed to Children: Issues and Characteristics of Parental Input
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Landes, James E. – Language Learning, 1975
Recent research indicates that interaction patterns between parent and child change according to the increasing language skill of the child. These patterns are linguistically summarized here. All are correlated with the child's age, but many relationships are still unexplored. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
Evaluation of Syntax in Three-Year-Old Spanish-Speaking Puerto Rican Children
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Linares-Orama, Nicholas; Sanders, Lois Joan – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1977
Compared with 30 normal and 30 language-deviant 3-year-old Spanish speaking Puerto Rican children were two measures of linguistic proficiency. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps
BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LANGUAGE.
LENNEBERG, ERIC H. – 1967
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIOLOGY AND LANGUAGE IS EXPLORED IN THIS VOLUME. THE AUTHOR BELIEVES THAT "LANGUAGE IS THE MANIFESTATION OF SPECIES-SPECIFIC COGNITIVE PROPENSITIES. IT IS THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE BIOLOGICAL PECULIARITIES THAT MAKE A HUMAN TYPE OF COGNITION POSSIBLE." IN ATTEMPTING TO "REINSTATE THE CONCEPT OF THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Aphasia, Behavioral Science Research, Biology