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Peer reviewedOlshewsky, Thomas M. – Linguistics, 1974
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Grammar, Language Ability, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewedStrevens, Peter – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1971
Paper presented to the Fifth Rehovot International Conference on Science and Education in Developing States," Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, August 1969. (VM)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Linguistic Competence, Linguistic Performance, Modern Language Curriculum
Download full textSchank, Roger C. – 1969
Some of the assertions made by Chomsky in "Aspects of the Theory of Syntax" are considered. In particular, the notion of a "competence" model in linguistics is criticized. Formal postulates for a conceptually-based linguistic theory are presented. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Computational Linguistics, Concept Formation
Weil, Joyce; Altom, Mary Jo – 1978
The purpose of this research was to develop methods to study the effects of context on children's comprehension and production of temporal terms such as "before,""after,""next,""then," and "but first." A longitudinal study, using naturalistic and traditional laboratory methods, and three…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
Rogers, Sinclair – 1975
Twenty-four children aged five and twenty-four children aged six were interviewed individually three times during a calendar year. It was found that not only did the children's language develop over the period, as judged syntactically and lexically, but they also showed an increasingly fluent control over their own style. All the children…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Language, Concept Formation
