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Tomasello, Michael; Kruger, Ann Cale – Journal of Child Language, 1992
Examines verb learning in children in their second year of life learning verbs in various pragmatic contexts. Results are discussed in terms of the different learning processes involved in acquiring nouns and verbs and in terms of a social-pragmatic view of language acquisition. (34 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Language Acquisition, Learning Processes

Kess, Joseph F. – Journal of Child Language, 1979
This article discusses a study by Segalowitz and Galang that reports results showing better mastery of patient-focus sentences than agent-focus sentences for Tagalog children. (CFM)
Descriptors: Child Language, English, Language Acquisition, Language Processing