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Download full textMcNeill, David; And Others – 1970
In an experiment conducted with 31 three-, four- and five-year-old Japanese children evidence was found for self-created definitions of the direct and indirect objects of verbs. Linguistic rules undergoing change during the course of the experiment were also observed. The results can be understood as showing that children are guided in their…
Descriptors: Grammar, Japanese, Language Acquisition, Language Universals
McNeill, David – 1970
The theme of this book is the concept of a sentence and the role which it plays in child language acquisition. The author argues that the concept of a sentence is innately available to children and is the "main guiding principle in a child's attempt to organize and interpret the linguistic evidence that fluent speakers make available to him."…
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Universals, Perceptual Development, Phonology
