Meaningful and Structured Behavioral Antecedents of Semantics and Syntax in Language.

Moerk, Ernst L.; Wong, Neil

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Publication Date: 1976

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Meaningful and Structured Behavioral Antecedents of Semantics and Syntax in Language

Moerk, Ernst L.; Wong, Neil

Linguistics, 172, 23-37, May 76

The behavior of a preverbal infant was analyzed in a search for orderly and systematic patterns. Basic elements of the infant's repertoire were distinguished. A comparison was made between the nonverbal and those verbal structures which appear early. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Infant Behavior, Language Acquisition, Learning Theories, Parent Child Relationship, Psycholinguistics, Speech

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