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Offir, Carole E. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1973
Part of a dissertation, Stanford University; research supported in part by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. (DD)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Language Patterns, Language Research, Listening Skills
Clark, Eve V. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1970
This study was conducted to examine the acquisition of the meaning of the temporal conjunctions "before" and "after." The initial hypothesis was that in the acquisition of a word, the child learns its semantic components one at a time. The subjects were 40 school children attending the Bing Nursery School at Stanford…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Form Classes (Languages), Function Words
Hirst, William; Brill, Gary A. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1980
Three experiments were conducted to ascertain the effect of contextual restraints on pronoun assignment. Pronoun selection is based on integration of the context even where it is already syntactically constrained. Integration occurs during and not following the assignment of the pronoun. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Form Classes (Languages), Grammar, Language Patterns
Maratsos, Michael P.; Abramovitch, Rona – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1975
Five experiments are carried out to determine the comprehension of passives by children. Results obtained demonstrate that comprehension rests on knowledge of syntactic structure. V - NP were interpreted as verb-object. Passives lacking a preposition were interpreted as actives. Competence in passives may be at a high level before performance is…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Comprehension, Intellectual Development
