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Child Development | 1 |
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Kuczaj, Stan J. II | 1 |
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Kuczaj, Stan J. II – Child Development, 1979
Tests the hypothesis that children are predisposed to learn suffixes rather than prefixes. Results of four experiments generally support the hypothesis. Importance of language learning strategies and influences of child's experience on strategy use are discussed. (JMB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Early Experience, Language Acquisition, Language Research