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Developmental Aspects of the Ability to Understand Semantic Ambiguity, with Implications for Teachers
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Brause, Rita S. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1977
Investigates the ability of adults and children to understand aspects of semantic ambiguity. (DD)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education
The Effect of Instruction in General Semantics on Ethnic Prejudice
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Black, John A. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1973
Descriptors: Ethnic Relations, Grade 11, Language Instruction, Language Research
Learning Words from Linguistic Expressions: Definition and Narrative.
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Watson, Rita – Research in the Teaching of English, 1987
Describes two studies of word meaning acquisition among children. Concludes that (1) even very young children can learn new words and their meanings on basis of linguistic expressions and in absence of direct experience with referents, and (2) that particular forms of discourse (e.g., narrative and dialogue) can render new meanings more accessible…
Descriptors: Child Language, Definitions, Educational Research, Language Acquisition
Talk and Doubletalk: The Development of Metacommunication Knowledge about Oral Language.
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Green, Michael – Research in the Teaching of English, 1985
Three levels of metacommunication knowledge and five factors that influence the understanding of speaker meaning in oral language were identified in pilot interviews with children and adolescents. (HOD)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Research, Elementary Secondary Education