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Peer reviewedMarinellie, Sally A.; Johnson, Cynthia J. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2002
Fifteen children (grades 3-5) with specific language impairment (SLI) were asked to define 10 common nouns. Children with SLI scored significantly lower than children with typically developing language for both content and form. Results suggest that lexical access and/or lack of metalinguistic knowledge were potential causes for the lower scores…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Definitions, Expressive Language, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedNippold, Marilyn A.; Hegel, Susan L.; Sohlberg, McKay Moore; Schwarz, Ilsa E. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1999
Students, ages 12, 15, 18, and 23 (n=60 per group), wrote definitions for 16 abstract nouns. Responses were analyzed for Aristotelian style. There was an increasing tendency for students to mention the appropriate category to which a word belongs, core features of the word, and subtle aspects of meaning. (DB)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedDavidson, Rosalind G.; And Others – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1986
Assesses the performance of bilingual children on two language tasks in both the children's languages in order to determine whether the profile of skills in the first language was replicated in the second language. (HOD)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Definitions
