Imitation, Comprehension, and Production of Grammatical Structures.

Nurss, Joanne R.; Day, David E.

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ERIC Number: EJ035251

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Publication Date: 1971

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Imitation, Comprehension, and Production of Grammatical Structures

Nurss, Joanne R.; Day, David E.

Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 10, 1, 68-74, Feb 71

This study compared the ability of Southern urban higher status white and lower status white and black four-year-olds to imitate, comprehend, and produce selected standard English grammatical structures. The higher status white group performed better than either of the lower ones. Possible effects of dialect differences on the results is discussed. (FB)

Descriptors: Black Dialects, Child Language, Comprehension, Psycholinguistics, Racial Differences, Scoring, Social Dialects, Social Differences

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