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Surian, Luca – Journal of Child Language, 1995
Investigated the relationship between children's failures to produce unambiguous utterances and the mental effort demands in children (ages five, six, seven, and nine years), using finger-tapping and message production tasks, separately and simultaneously. Findings suggest that the relative effort requirements of communication decrease with…
Descriptors: Ambiguity, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills