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Verhoeven, Ludo; van Hell, Janet G. – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
This study examined the representation of knowledge in text writing in 20 ten-year-old children and 20 adults in the Netherlands. The research analyzed the use of clause linking devices to compose larger text units. Special attention was given to the use of causal relational markers and the extent to which causal relations within the texts matched…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Childrens Writing, Form Classes (Languages), Knowledge Representation
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Juncos-Rabadan, Onesimo; Pereiro, Arturo X.; Rodriguez, Maria Soledad – Brain and Language, 2005
This study examined age-related changes in narrative speech of 79 adults aged 40-91 who told stories from their pictorial representations. Quantity, information content and cohesion of narratives were analysed using a detailed transcription and codification system. We carried out a LISREL analysis to study relationships between narrative…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Adults, Narration, Speech Communication