The Meanings of Two-Word Utterances in the Speech of Young Children.

Howe, Christine J.

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ERIC Number: EJ144780

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Meanings of Two-Word Utterances in the Speech of Young Children

Howe, Christine J.

Journal of Child Language, 3, 1, Feb 76

Recent attempts to classify the meanings of two-word utterances expressed by young children have assumed that children always intend one of the meanings adults might express. This paper challenges that assumption and suggests an alternative approach to determining the meaning of these utterances. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Child Language, Concept Formation, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Psycholinguistics, Research Methodology, Semantics, Speech, Surface Structure, Syntax, Verbal Development

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