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Peer reviewedPearson, Barbara Zurer – Journal of Child Language, 1990
Comprehension of metaphor in preschoolers was studied through an elicited repetition task. It was shown that the metaphors were not semantically anomolous to the children and that they were processed on a par with literal language. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Child Language, English, Error Patterns, Language Acquisition
Download full textJackson, Catherine A. – 1984
A case study was undertaken to examine the influence of one aspect of signed grammar, transparency of reference of some signs, on the acquisition of possessive pronouns in American Sign Language (ASL). The subject was a hearing child of deaf parents who was learning ASL and English. Data were collected in home visits betwen the ages of 1.1 and 3.2…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Child Language
