Young Children's Imitation of Sentence Subjects: Evidence of Processing Limitations.

Valian, Virginia; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ524931

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Publication Date: 1996

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Young Children's Imitation of Sentence Subjects: Evidence of Processing Limitations.

Valian, Virginia; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v32 n1 p153-64 Jan 1996

Determined whether young children's inconsistent production of sentence subjects was due to limitations in their knowledge of English or in their ability to access and use that knowledge. Subjects were 19 young children from 1 to 2 years old. Found that processing limitations, rather than defective grammar, explain the missing subjects in very young children's sentences. (MOK)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Imitation, Infants, Knowledge Level, Language Acquisition, Language Aptitude, Language Processing, Young Children

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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