Comprehension of

French, Lucia A.; Brown, Ann L.

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ERIC Number: EJ164423

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Publication Date: 1977

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Comprehension of "Before" and "After" in Logical and Arbitrary Sequences

French, Lucia A.; Brown, Ann L.

Journal of Child Language, 4, 2, 247-256, Jun 77

Preschool children were required to act out a series of two-event sequences conjoined by either "before" or "after." Performance was markedly superior for meaningfully ordered sequences than for arbitrarily ordered sequences. It is suggested that the meanings of "before" and "after" must be acquired in situations which provide contextual support. (Author/RM)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Function Words, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Preschool Children, Psycholinguistics, Time

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