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Peer reviewedLevey, Sandra; Schwartz, Richard G. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2002
A study examined the ability of 10 two-year-olds to produce minimal pairs of novel trisyllabic words with primary stress on the first or second syllables. The syllables contained dissimilar or similar vowel contrasts to determine if segments affected omission. Omission was more frequent for the first syllable of weak-strong-weak word pairs.…
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Disorders, Error Analysis (Language), Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedKelly, Donna J. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1997
Preschoolers with specific language impairment (SLIs) and two groups of linguistically normally developing children described motion and change-of-state scenes while viewing a video, and patterns of verb use were analyzed. Although SLIs relied heavily on general all-purpose verbs, normally developing children used them more. SLIs made more verb…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Child Language, Communication Disorders, Comparative Analysis
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
Download full textSovilla, J. Buttet, Ed.; de Weck, G., Ed. – Travaux Neuchatelois de Linguistique (Tranel), 1998
These articles on scaffolding in language and speech pathology/therapy are included in this issue: "Strategies d'etayage avec des enfants disphasiques: sont-elles specifiques?" ("Scaffolding Strategies for Dysphasic Children: Are They Specific?") (Genevieve de Weck); "Comparaison des strategies discursives d'etayage dans un conte et un recit…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Child Language, Communication Disorders, Comparative Analysis
Kamhi, Alan G., Ed.; And Others – 1996
The collection of papers on language development and African-American children includes: "The Challenges of Conducting Language Research with African American Children" (Holly K. Craig); "Issues in Recruiting African American Participants for Research" (Joyce L. Harris); "Issues in Assessing the Language Abilities of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Black Dialects, Black Youth, Child Development
