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Peer reviewedEvans, Julia L. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1996
This study used a performance-based model to investigate the impact of discourse demands on the pattern of morphosyntactic deficits exhibited by 10 children with specific language impairments (SLI). Findings suggest distinct deficit profiles for subgroups of children with SLI differing in receptive language abilities, not evident when syntactic…
Descriptors: Children, Classification, Connected Discourse, Expressive Language
Peer reviewedGutierrez-Clellen, Vera F.; Hofstetter, Richard – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1994
Examination of syntactic complexity in the movie retellings of 77 elementary school-age Spanish-speaking children revealed developmental differences in the length of T-units, index of subordination, use of relative clauses, and prepositional phrases. Analysis underscores the significance of subordination as a cohesive device and as an indicator of…
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Developmental Stages, Discourse Analysis, Elementary Education
