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The Concept of Word in Young Children as a Function of Level of Cognitive Development.
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Templeton, Shane; Spivey, Edwinna M. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1980
The developmental nature of the reflective concept of "word" in young children was investigated and the degree to which these developmental aspects of metalinguistic awareness correspond to levels of cognitive development as described by Piaget was studied. (HOD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Language Research
A Comparison of Vocabulary Diversity and Syntactic Structures in Four-Year-Old Children at Two Socio-Economic Levels
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Quisenberry, Nancy Lou Forbes – Research in the Teaching of English, 1975
Descriptors: Language, Language Learning Levels, Language Research, Linguistic Performance
A Study of Children's Thinking as Expressed Through Oral Language Discourse
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Hanf, Marilyn Buckley – Research in the Teaching of English, 1973
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Conceptual Schemes
The Syntax of Fourth Graders' Narrative and Explanatory Speech
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Pope, Mike – Research in the Teaching of English, 1974
Type of discourse and syntax are related; speech researchers will have to specify type of discourse for their results to be comparable with other studies. (JH)
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Grade 4, Language Patterns