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Peer reviewedMcNamara, Mary; Carter, Allyson; McIntosh, Bonnie; Gerken, LouAnn – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1998
Two experiments examined the sensitivity of children (ages 3 to 5) with specific language impairment (SLI) and normally developing children to grammatical morphemes, such as articles and auxiliary verbs. Findings indicated that the children with SLI were sensitive to grammatical morphemes, and that comprehension failure may reflect short-term…
Descriptors: Determiners (Languages), Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments
