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Boschi, Filippo; And Others – Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata, 1991
After reviewing previous research on the acquisition of vocabulary through contextual clues, research carried out with 429 students in the upper grades of an Italian elementary school is discussed. (12 references) (CFM)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Decoding (Reading), Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedCaselli, Maria Cristina; And Others – Cognitive Development, 1995
Examines children's variation in rate, style, and sequence of grammatical development, within and across natural languages. Using a sample of English and Italian infants, concludes that while there are structural differences between English and Italian that could affect the order in which nouns and verbs are acquired, no differences were observed…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies


