Comprehension of Questions by Children between 5 and 9.

Stewart, Jean; Sinclair, Hermine

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Comprehension of Questions by Children between 5 and 9

Stewart, Jean; Sinclair, Hermine

Linguistics, 151, 17-26, May 1 75

This study examined the comprehension of Wh-questions in English in children between the ages of 5 and 9. The study showed that difficulties with Wh-questions are not overcome by the age of 9. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Child Language, Comprehension, Elementary School Students, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Listening Comprehension, Psycholinguistics, Receptive Language, Sentences

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