Contextual Information and Temporal Terms.

Gorrell, Paul; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ399208

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Contextual Information and Temporal Terms.

Gorrell, Paul; And Others

Journal of Child Language, v16 n3 p623-32 Oct 1989

Reports on an experiment designed to identify how contextual information can influence children's performance on an experimental task involving temporal terms. It is concluded that contextual information results in a significant improvement only when such information can be used to satisfy presuppositions. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Child Language, Language Research, Phrase Structure, Receptive Language, Time Perspective, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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