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Peer reviewedScholes, Robert J. – Language and Speech, 1981
A comprehension task employing English animate third person pronouns was run on 100 children from three to seven years of age. Results show that comphrehension of forms beyond chance level first appears at age five, with continuing improvement through ages six and seven. Mastery of gender distinction preceded number and case. (Author/PJM)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Listening Comprehension, Morphology (Languages)
