Some Influences on the Grammar of English- and Italian-Speaking Children with Specific Language Impairment.

Leonard, Laurence B.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1988

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Some Influences on the Grammar of English- and Italian-Speaking Children with Specific Language Impairment.

Leonard, Laurence B.; And Others

Applied Psycholinguistics, v9 n1 p39-57 Mar 1988

Analysis of the spontaneous speech of English- and Italian-speaking children with specific language impairment indicated that word-final consonants adversely influenced Italian subjects' tendency to use articles. There was no evidence of syntactic differences between the language groups. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Child Language, Children, Comparative Analysis, Consonants, Determiners (Languages), English, Grammar, Italian, Language Handicaps, Language Usage, Morphemes, Oral Language, Phonology, Syntax

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Language: English

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