A Reexamination of Some Assumptions About the Language of the Disadvantaged Child.

Houston, Susan H.

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Publication Date: 1970

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A Reexamination of Some Assumptions About the Language of the Disadvantaged Child

Houston, Susan H.

Child Development, 41, 4, 948-63, Dec '70

Although research on the language of the disadvantaged child is receiving much impetus, few extant studies have been helpful to the teacher. This article reexamines widely held misconceptions about disadvantaged child language in light of modern linguistic and psycholinguistic advances. (WY)

Descriptors: Child Language, Disadvantaged Youth, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Linguistics, Phonology, Psycholinguistics

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