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Ephratt, Michal – Language Learning, 1991
A study of children's acquisition of synonymy as a sense-property during the second childhood period (as defined by Piaget) suggests that, contrary to psychologists' claims, nominal realism is a linguistic phenomenon that should be studied as such. (75 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Case Studies, Child Language, Language Acquisition
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Gierut, Judith A. – Language Learning, 1988
Integrates the phonological research concerns of two language-learning populations: (1) adults acquiring a second language, and (2) children learning to correct functional speech sound errors. The basic theoretical and pedagogical aims overlapped for the two populations, and the results of research on either population had strong potential for…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Error Analysis (Language)
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Krashen, Stephen; Scarcella, Robin – Language Learning, 1978
Examines the role of "routines" and grammatical patterns in first and second language acquisition by children and adults, specifically with regard to syntactic structures. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Adults, Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns