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Peer reviewedBohannon, John Neil, III; Marquis, Angela Lynn – Child Development, 1977
Describes two studies which tested the hypothesis that short simple sentences addressed to children are the result of children signaling non-comprehension for longer, complex utterances. (JMB)
Descriptors: Adults, Comprehension, Difficulty Level, Discourse Analysis
