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Cofer, Thomas M. – Linguistics, 1975
A data-based study done in Philadelphia examined the constraints on relative pronoun deletion and looked for a possible correlation to social stratification or stylistic variation. Restrictive relative clauses only are examined. Constraints appear to be due to performance factors related to sentence processing. (SCC)
Descriptors: Language Processing, Language Styles, Language Usage, Language Variation
Pettegrew, Barbara S. – 1982
A study explored context effects on two selected indexes of communicative competence in the narrative language of a sample of first grade children. The 30 subjects each completed 2 tasks--the retelling of a story that had been read to them and the dictation of an original story. These narratives were recorded and analyzed for linguistic competence…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Connected Discourse, Context Clues
Snyder, Lynn S. – 1976
This investigation studied the performance of fifteen normal and fifteen language-disabled children on experimental pragmatic tasks and on a standardized Piagetian measure of sensorimotor intelligence. The children were matched for mean length of utterance, all subjects performing at the holophrastic level. A series of experimental measures was…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Language Handicaps
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1978
This book is designed to assist those who work with non-English dominant students by providing resource information relevant to second language teaching and learning. The articles in the series encompass both theory and practical learning techniques in six general topics. The articles in the second text of the series, concerning speaking and…
Descriptors: Applied Music, Audiolingual Skills, Bilingual Education, Communicative Competence (Languages)