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Wootton, Anthony J. – Journal of Child Language, 1990
Verbal and nonverbal components of pointing initiation by Down's Syndrome children when looking at books were studied. Analysis of initiation patterns and point duration revealed possible developmental progression from a stage where point and exchange duration are linked to a stage where pointing becomes more detached from the exchange. (21…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Downs Syndrome, Interaction, Language Patterns

Dore, John; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1976
Two transitional phases in the child's early language development are described; the first occurs between prelinguistic vocalization and one-word speech and the second between one-word and patterned speech. Cognitive, linguistic and affective inputs to the acquisition of reference and syntax are discussed in the light of the transitional…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Language Acquisition

Steffensen, Margaret S. – Journal of Child Language, 1978
A phenomenon called "pragmatic variation" is discussed as a child's individual system of behavior in response to a question the child doesn't understand but realizes that he must verbalize an answer to. (NCR)
Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition

Venziano, Edy; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1990
Describes the transition from single to multiple word utterances in one child. The development illustrates the initial dissociation and later coordination of the temporal chaining of elements and meaning relatedness between elements and also the importance of repetition for the change from single-word utterances to meaning-related, multiword…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Child Language, Infants, Language Acquisition

Ihns, Mary; Leonard, Laurence B. – Journal of Child Language, 1988
Examination of a two-year-old's early determiner-noun combinations suggested that early article use can be distributed across a variety of nouns, and that such usage does not seem appropriately characterized as a pattern of limited semantic scope. (CB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Determiners (Languages), Infants, Language Patterns