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Guiora, Alexander Z.; Sagi, Abraham – Language Learning, 1978
Reports on an experiment conducted on 23 Israeli kindergarteners and 16 Israeli college students, which used a variant of a semantic differential test in order to test the hypothesis that young Israeli children, like adults, ascribe sexual meanings to words without regard to grammatical gender. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Grammar
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Levy, Yonata – Language Learning, 1985
Presents a case study of a bilingual two-year-old, documenting his translation skills between the age of 1 year, 11 months and 2 years, 5 months. Argues that critical insights into child language may be gained through the examination of a child's linguistic abilities in cognitively demanding situations. (SED)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Development, Child Language, English (Second Language)
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Olshtain, Elite; And Others – Language Learning, 1990
Reports on a multivariate study that examined the contribution of two independent variables--cognitive/academic proficiency in first language and attitudes and motivation toward English as a foreign language--on success in English as a foreign language in culturally different learners. (27 references) (Author/OD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis