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On the Use of "Will" and "Gonna:" Toward a Description of Activity-Types for Child Language.
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Gee, Julie; Savasir, Iskender – Discourse Processes, 1985
Describes a study of the use of the terms "will" and "gonna" in the speech of two three-year-old girls. The results suggest that one of the functions of "will" and "gonna" is to impart different causal relations to the two practices of "undertaking" and "planning." (HTH)
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Language Research, Language Usage
Means to an End: Children's Knowledge of Directives during the Elementary School Years.
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Liebling, Cheryl Rappaport – Discourse Processes, 1988
Examines elementary school-aged children's knowledge of directives. Presents findings of cross-sectional research which contrasted first-, third-, and fifth-grade students' comprehension, production of, and reasoning about directives varying in degree of explicitness. Indicates that children's knowledge of directives continues to develop during…
Descriptors: Child Language, Communication Research, Cross Sectional Studies, Elementary Education
The Comparison of Oral and Written Productions in Two Discourse Types.
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Hidi, Suzanne E.; Hilyard, Angela – Discourse Processes, 1983
Concludes that children's discourse production is organized according to a schema that is discourse specific but modality general. (FL)
Descriptors: Child Language, Cohesion (Written Composition), Comparative Analysis, Discourse Analysis