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Peer reviewedBloom, Lois; Capatides, Joanne Bitetti – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1987
Discusses a longitudinal study of young children's acquisition of complex sentences for expressing their beliefs about causally related events, in the transition in language development from simple to complex syntax. While most of the children's statements expressed subjective meaning overall, the acquisition of syntactic connectives was…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Difficulty Level, Language Acquisition, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedOscarson, Renee A.; And Others – Child Study Journal, 1987
Study examined speech complexity among 22 sets of parents and their school-age children during two time periods approximately one year apart. Parents and children were videotaped while completing a block design task and their conversations were transcribed. Speech patterns were found to differ at the two times. (Author/BN)
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Difficulty Level, Language Acquisition, Longitudinal Studies
