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Tyack, Dorothy; Ingram, David – Journal of Child Language, 1977
Two studies were conducted to discover possible patterns in question acquisition. For the production study, questions were collected from 22 children aged two to eleven. In the comprehension study, 100 children, aged three to five, were tested. The test controlled syntax and vocabulary and varied specific "wh-" question-words. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
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Tse, Sou Mee; Ingram, David – School Psychology Digest, 1978
Phonological development in children is described in terms of four stages; (1) preverbal vocalization and perception (birth to 1;0); (2) phonology of the first 50 words (1;0 to 1;6); (3) phonology of simple morphemes (1;6 to 4;0); and (4) completion of the phonetic inventory (4;0 to 7;0). (CTM)
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Child Language, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
Webster, Brendan O'Connor; Ingram, David – 1972
Research was conducted to study systematically the comprehension and production of the pronouns "he, she, him, her" in the language of normal and linguistically deviant children. The purposes of the study were to: observe the manner in which normal children comprehend and produce these four pronouns, in terms of both their use and their…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Delayed Speech, Distinctive Features (Language)