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The Acquisition of Gender Marking by Young German-Speaking Children: Evidence for Learning Guided by Phonological Regularities
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Szagun, Gisela; Stumper, Barbara; Sondag, Nina; Franik, Melanie – Journal of Child Language, 2007
The acquisition of noun gender on articles was studied in a sample of 21 young German-speaking children. Longitudinal spontaneous speech data were used. Data analysis is based on 22 two-hourly speech samples per child from 6 children between 1 ; 4 and 3 ; 8 and on 5 two-hourly speech samples per child from 15 children between 1 ; 4 and 2 ; 10. The…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Phonology, Nouns, Data Analysis
Measuring the Vocabulary Spurt: A Reply to Mervis & Bertrand.
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Goldfield, Beverly A.; Reznick, J. Steven – Journal of Child Language, 1996
Replies to a report on three toddlers who evidenced a late vocabulary spurt. The article argues that differences in assessing productive vocabulary and the questionable inference that size of the lexicon is a reliable indicator of the vocabulary spurt make it inappropriate to compare these children to previous studies directly measuring change in…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Measurement, Data Analysis, Developmental Stages
The Development of Syntactic Subjects in Portuguese-Speaking Children.
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Valian, Virginia; Eisenberg, Zena – Journal of Child Language, 1996
Examines the spontaneous speech of Portuguese-speaking two-year olds in natural conversation with Portuguese-speaking adults. The children were separated into three groups based on Mean Length of Utterance in Words (MLUW). The children in the highest-MLUW group almost perfectly matched the adult speakers on every measure. (37 references)…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis
Eighteen-Month-Old Children Learn Words in Non-ostensive Contexts.
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Tomasello, Michael; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1996
Investigates whether children ages 1;6 just beginning to learn words can learn new words in a variety of nonostensive contexts. The results of two studies involving adults interacting with children in games of searching for objects suggest that from very early in language acquisition, children learn words through active attempts to understand…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Language, Childrens Games, Context Effect
Phonological and Lexical Development in Normal and Late-Talking Toddlers.
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Thal, Donna J.; And Others – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1995
Toddlers in the lowest 10th percentile for lexical production were compared with age- and language-matched controls on measures of phonetic complexity, lexical development, and grammatical complexity. Results indicate an overlap between phonology, lexicon, and grammar and suggest the importance of true consonant production for lexical development.…
Descriptors: Child Language, Consonants, Control Groups, Data Analysis
Competition on the Face: Affect and Language in ASL Motherese.
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Reilly, Judy Snitzer; Bellugi, Ursula – Journal of Child Language, 1996
Addresses how affective facial expression interacts with the linguistic forms in American Sign Language (ASL) motherese. The article presents data from both cross-sectional and longitudinal interaction from 15 deaf mothers signing with their deaf toddlers. Findings indicate a shift from affect to grammar at about the child's second birthday. (59…
Descriptors: American Sign Language, Child Language, Cross Sectional Studies, Data Analysis