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Gumperz, John J. – Language in Society, 1972
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Diachronic Linguistics, Language Research, Linguistic Competence

Ervin-Tripp, Susan – Language in Society, 1978
Describes specific changes in children's conversational abilities in early childhood, which may in turn serve to alter how their partners judge their abilities to understand. The evidence regarding the level and types of changes in adult speech to children as the child's ability changes is also addressed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Child Language, Children, Communicative Competence (Languages)