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Denhovska, Nadiia; Serratrice, Ludovica – Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 2017
Incidental learning of grammar has been an area of interest for many decades; nevertheless, existing research has primarily focused on artificial or semi-artificial languages. The present study examines the incidental acquisition of the grammar of a natural language by exposing adult speakers of an ungendered L1 (English) to the gender agreement…
Descriptors: Grammar, English, Russian, Second Language Learning
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Barnes, Erica M.; Dickinson, David K.; Grifenhagen, Jill F. – Journal of Educational Research, 2017
This study described the commenting practices of Head Start teachers, and the relationship of comments to the expressive and receptive vocabulary growth of children with below-the-mean language ability across one year of preschool. Participants included 52 Head Start teachers, and 489 children (247 early intervention candidates and 242 Head Start…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Language Skills