A Cross-Sectional Study of Morpheme Acquisition in First Language Learners.

Porter, John H.

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A Cross-Sectional Study of Morpheme Acquisition in First Language Learners

Porter, John H.

Language Learning, 27, 1, 47-62, Jun 77

Speech samples were elicited by means of the Bilingual Syntax Measure from eleven children ages 27-48 months, covering a wide span of linguistic development. Presence or absence of eleven functors was scored in obligatory occasions and an acquisition sequence determined using three methods of speech analysis. (CHK)

Descriptors: Child Language, Function Words, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Language Skills, Morphemes, Morphology (Languages), Psycholinguistics, Syntax

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