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Peer reviewedReed, Peter J. – English Journal, 1971
Discusses the use of euphemisms, self-aggrandizing expressions, semi-pseudo-technical jargon, idioms, etc., in everyday usage of English. (RB)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Expressive Language, Language, Language Usage
Renehan, William – 1977
The linguistic abilities demonstrated by second grade students show a high level of competence in the use of syntactic structures and lexicon. This report describes and interprets, in terms of language function, the talking and writing of fifteen Australian children. Transcripts of conversations provide the basis for the linguistic analysis and…
Descriptors: Child Language, Foreign Countries, Grade 2, Language Patterns
Tollefson, James W. – 1976
Investigators agree that mothers employ a variety of request forms and that children seem to be able to respond to these forms with a remarkable degree of accuracy. It is suggested that the speech of mothers to their children is filled with requests which are really not requests at all. It is shown that many of what appear to be adult requests to…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
Download full textProctor, Adele – 1982
A comprehensive bibliography on linguistic input in the home, clinic, and/or classroom is presented. Three general categories of materials are included: language spoken to normal children, cross-cultural studies, and language spoken to special populations. Linguistic input is a term that refers to the special language register that parents use to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
Ervin-Tripp, Susan M. – 1977
Previous research has shown how macro-structures can affect children's verbalizations. This study focuses on whether conversational contexts of forms are learned along with syntax, on what makes syntax, and on how to predict speech. Transcripts of videotapes of young children provided a matrix of function or act against actual utterance, wherein…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Communication Skills, Discourse Analysis
Bock, J. Kathryn; Hornsby, Mary E. – 1977
The ability of children at different ages to distinguish instructions to "ask" from instructions to "tell" and the types of structures used to express these directives were studied. Subjects were 120 children, aged 2 years 6 months to 6 years 6 months. Children were instructed to either ask or tell an adult or another child to give them puzzle…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Communication Skills
Clark, Eve V.; Andersen, Elaine S. – 1979
Children's self-monitoring of language production, as it is reflected in spontaneous speech repair, was studied. Recordings of the speech of three children aged two to three were analyzed for spontaneous phonological, morphological, lexical, and syntactic repairs. After tabulation, repairs were identified as "for the listener"…
Descriptors: Child Language, Elementary School Students, Error Analysis (Language), Language Acquisition
