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Peer reviewedClark, Eve V.; Sengul, C. J. – Journal of Child Language, 1978
On the basis of two experiments on comprehension, it is argued that children go through at least three stages in acquiring the deictic contrasts between "here and there," and between "this and that." Children follow different routes through these states, since they choose different starting points in mastering deitic contrasts.…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
PDF pending restorationPark, Gi-Pyo – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1995
A Compensation Model is proposed to help explain the difference between child and adult language acquisition in terms of different cognitive modules and theories. In this model, two assumptions are made: (1) existence of two different cognitive modules (language-specific and general-cognition) in the mind, and (2) the independent and interactive…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
Wells, Gordon – 1986
Based on a longitudinal study of language development, this book charts the language development of 32 British children from shortly after their first birthdays to the end of their elementary education, and explores a number of questions related to this development. Chapter 1 describes the children and their families, chapter 2 discusses the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment
