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Ducarne, Blanche; Preneron, Christiane – Linguistique, 1976
This article presents a linguistic description of the phenomenon of dyssyntaxia. (Text is in French.) (CLK)
Descriptors: Aphasia, Language Handicaps, Language Patterns, Language Research
Duchan, Judith; Oliva, Joseph – 1975
This paper is a report of two studies of the relationship between intonation and syntax. An analysis of intonation was used to decide whether the pivot-like two-morpheme constructions of a one- and one-half-year-old girl were single lexical items or two separate lexical items. Further, the intonation contours connected with her linguistically…
Descriptors: Child Language, Delayed Speech, Intonation, Language Acquisition
Labov, William – 1972
Reported here is the work of two linguists, William Labov and Paul Cohen, and of two black researchers who know the culture of the inner city, Clarence Robins and John Lewis. Together they explore certain aspects of Black English vernacular (BEV) and certain political and cultural aspects of the black community. Part 1 (chapters 1-4) deals with…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Dialects, Dialect Studies, Language Handicaps
Fishman, Joshua A. – 1974
This volume is an attempt to provide the sociology of language with the basic teaching-learning tools needed in order to facilitate its academic growth and consolidation. It provides the students and specialist in language planning with a comprehensive anthology of articles dealing with this area of research in the sociology of language. The…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Language Handicaps, Language Instruction, Language Patterns
Weiss, Curtis E. – Percept Mot Skills, 1970
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Language Handicaps, Language Patterns, Language Research
Emery, Olga B. – 1983
A study investigated language patterning, as an indication of synthetic mental activity, in comparison groups of normal pre-middle-aged adults (30-42 years), normal elderly adults (75-93), and elderly adults (71-91) with Alzheimer's dementia. Semiotic theory was used as the conceptual context. Linguistic measures included the Token Test, the…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Comparative Analysis
RAPH, JANE BEASLEY – 1965
THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES FOR OBTAINING AND ANALYZING CONTINUOUS EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE SAMPLES USED BY PRE-KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN WHEN THEY COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. IT ALSO WAS TO CONSIDER MEANS FOR ANALYZING THESE SAMPLES THAT WOULD YIELD CERTAIN QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS. FOUR INVESTIGATORS WERE…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Expressive Language, Language Handicaps, Language Patterns
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Chiat, Shulamuth – Journal of Child Language, 1982
Investigates the inconsistencies of personal pronoun production both in production and between production and comprehension in a pronoun-reversing child. (EKN)
Descriptors: Child Language, Error Analysis (Language), Error Patterns, Language Acquisition
Loban, Walter – 1976
This monograph reports a longitudinal study of the language development of 211 pupils as they progressed from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Data include transcribed interviews, written compositions, reading and IQ scores, listening scores and ratings, teachers' ratings on specified language factors, and reports of books read. Results…
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure, Language Acquisition
Bard, Barbara; Sachs, Jacqueline S. – 1977
This paper describes the linguistic development of two hearing sons of deaf parents. Both were exposed to an early language environment different from that of the average hearing child. At the start of the study, the boys were aged 3 years, 9 months, and 1 year, 8 months, respectively. When first observed, the older child performed well below age…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Child Language, Deafness
Muma, John R. – 1978
Written primarily for clinicians who have interests in language assessment and intervention techniques, this book is intended for the following clinical specialties: speech pathology, deaf education, mental retardation, reading disabilities, language arts, special education, learning disabilities, and school psychology. The book provides an…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Deafness
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
Rey-von-Allmen, Micheline – 1977
The reflections in this paper represent part of a study of disadvantaged 13 to 15 year-old children of immigrants in Switzerland. This section deals with the process of learning spelling. In order to observe the students' learning, the same dictation was given four times during the school year. The results were studied intuitively and…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Comprehension, Disadvantaged Youth, Error Analysis (Language)