An analysis is made of the gradual learning process through which a child becomes bilingual from early infancy. (NCR)

This article reviews and criticizes Fay's particular transformational descriptions as implausible. (Author/NCR)

This article discusses children's phonological limitations, including perceptual difficulties and productive difficulties. (NCR)

Two experiments examined the responses of 19-34 month old children to sentences susceptible to more than one interpretation. Results indicate that young children interpret and respond to language in terms of an action-based strategy and that even young children engage in a continuous, context-sensitive process of interpretation. (Author/JAC)

Describes 155 studies dealing with bilingualism and bidialectalism; language and verbal learning; literature, humanities, and media; teacher education; and written and oral communication at all educational levels. (DD)

Investigates the relationships between various aspects of linguistic awareness and early reading ability. (HOD)

It is our understanding of comprehension that must be studied, not the child's comprehension. Language develops in a child over time and is dependent on the child's culture and individual experiences for its rate of development and its character. (Author/IRT)

The hypothesis that the linguis complexity of pronouns corresponds to the order in which children acquire them was studied. Linguistic complexity was defined by proximal-nonproximal, singular-nonsingular, and speaker-nonspeaker contrasts. Results showed a strong correspondence between the predicted and actual order of correct use of pronouns.…

Language samples of 39 Down's Syndrome children (5-17 years old) were analyzed to examine the number of utterances, sentences, and grammatical forms used by Ss as a total group and comparatively in four age groups. (CL)

Various theories are presented in support of a rationist approach to linguistics. (Author/HP)

Discusses the special responsibility of early childhood educators for developing language acquisition skills in the young child. (BR)

Adults and 4-year-old children were tested to determine whether the children were able to decode sets of familiar minimal pairs as well as adults. They listened to words spoken in a normal voice and a whisper. Indications were that the 4-year-old's perceptual mastery of English phonology is not yet complete. (SW)

The 1977 Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages is reported on here. Propositions dealt with were language acquisition, language application, and language appreciation. Several speeches are summarized and awards noted. New officers were named. (CHK)

Discusses an investigation of dimensions of development in speaking and writing between the ages of eight and twelve, focusing on both cognitive and affective processes. (AA)