The Role of Comparison Activity in the Development of Referential Communication.

Camaioni, Luigia; Ercolani, Anna Paola

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Publication Date: 1988

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The Role of Comparison Activity in the Development of Referential Communication.

Camaioni, Luigia; Ercolani, Anna Paola

International Journal of Behavioral Development, v11 n4 p403-13 Dec 1988

Studied 150 Italian children aged five to eight years to determine whether a significant relation existed between referential communication and comparison performance. Results indicated that the ability to compare in noncommunicative tasks was significantly related to communication effectiveness in referential tasks. (RJC)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Communicative Competence (Languages), Performance Factors, Verbal Ability, Verbal Development, Young Children

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Italy

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