Children's Imitation of Grammatical and Ungrammatical Sentences.

Love, John M.; Parker-Robinson, Cleo

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Publication Date: 1972

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Children's Imitation of Grammatical and Ungrammatical Sentences

Love, John M.; Parker-Robinson, Cleo

Child Development, 43, 2, 309-19, Jun 72

Grammatical sentences were easier to imitate than ungrammatical ones only when function words were included in the sentence; with function words absent, there was no significant difference. (Authors)

Descriptors: Data Analysis, Error Patterns, Function Words, Grammar, Imitation, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Preschool Children, Sentences

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