Descriptor
| Age Differences | 2 |
| Language Fluency | 2 |
| Language Processing | 2 |
| Adults | 1 |
| Alphabets | 1 |
| Children | 1 |
| Code Switching (Language) | 1 |
| Developmental Stages | 1 |
| Eye Movements | 1 |
| Oral Language | 1 |
| Semantics | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Brain and Language | 2 |
Author
| Claverie, B. | 1 |
| Griffin, Zenzi M. | 1 |
| Lestage, P. | 1 |
| N'Kaoua, B. | 1 |
| Raboutet, C. | 1 |
| Sauzeon, H. | 1 |
| Spieler, Daniel H. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkGriffin, Zenzi M.; Spieler, Daniel H. – Brain and Language, 2006
Research on adult age differences in language production has traditionally focused on either the production of single words or the properties of language samples. Older adults are more prone to word retrieval failures than are younger adults (e.g., Burke, MacKay, Worthley, & Wade, 1991). Older adults also tend to produce fewer ideas per utterance…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Language Processing, Adults, Age Differences
Sauzeon, H.; Lestage, P.; Raboutet, C.; N'Kaoua, B.; Claverie, B. – Brain and Language, 2004
Developmental changes in children's verbal fluency were explored in this study. One hundred and forty children aged from 7 to 16 completed four verbal fluency tasks, each with a different the production criterion (letter, sound, semantic, and free). The age differences were analyzed both in terms of number of words produced, and clustering,…
Descriptors: Language Fluency, Age Differences, Developmental Stages, Semantics
