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Frost, Rebecca L. A.; Monaghan, Padraic; Christiansen, Morten H. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2019
High frequency words have been suggested to benefit both speech segmentation and grammatical categorization of the words around them. Despite utilizing similar information, these tasks are usually investigated separately in studies examining learning. We determined whether including high frequency words in continuous speech could support…
Descriptors: Word Frequency, Speech Communication, Task Analysis, Language Tests
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Hesketh, Anne; Serratrice, Ludovica; Ashworth, Rachel – Language Learning and Development, 2016
This study investigated the long-term effect of classroom-based input manipulation on children's use of subordination in a story re-telling task; it also explored the role of receptive vocabulary skills and expressive grammatical abilities in predicting the likelihood of priming. During a two-week priming phase, 47 monolingual English-speaking…
Descriptors: Priming, Grammar, Story Telling, Task Analysis
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Bryan, Karen; Freer, Jackie; Furlong, Cheryl – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2007
Background: Studies of the prison population suggest that the numbers of prisoners with language and communication disorders is higher than that of the overall population. However, the prison population is heterogeneous and it is important to focus on specific areas of the population. This study focuses on juvenile offenders. Aims: The study aimed…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Correctional Institutions, Communication Skills, Adolescents