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Toward a Grammar of Child Language. Studies in Language Education, Report No. 12.
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O'Donnell, Roy C. – 1974
A study by Brown and Fraser (1963) shows that children tend to use telegraphic speech, employing content and omitting function words. This limitation involves the grammatical or semantic complexity of the sentences. Braine (1963) attempted to formulate productive rules for the initial stages in the acquisition of syntax by identifying two classes…
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Preschool Education
Language Learning and Language Teaching
O'Donnell, Roy C. – Elementary English, 1974
Urges classroom teachers to examine the current language research and dialect discoveries in order to teach effectively.
Descriptors: Child Language, Dialect Studies, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition