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Peer reviewedBloom, Lois; And Others – Journal of Child Language, 1984
The acquisition of "to" in infinitive complement structure was examined in the spontaneous speech data from four children who were observed longitudinally from two to three years of age. Results support the conclusion that the verb system is a determining factor in the acquisition of linguistic structure. (SED)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Semantics
Peer reviewedBloom, Lois; Harner, Lorraine – Journal of Child Language, 1989
Re-analysis of data regarding children's acquisition of tense and aspect indicated that children learning Polish were influenced by aspect in acquiring verb tense in the same way as children were influenced in learning other languages. Children beginning to learn verb inflections found aspectual contour particularly compelling in leading them to…
Descriptors: Child Language, Children, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns
Bloom, Lois – 1991
A group of studies on child language development between ages 2 and 3 is presented. The studies, originally published between 1970 and 1989, are the result of a longitudinal research program. An introductory section describes the contents, offers background information on several different perspectives (developmental, learnability, cross-cultural)…
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, Imitation, Language Acquisition
Bloom, Lois; Lahey, Margaret – 1978
This book provides a synthesis of research findings in normal language development as well as a practical approach to the evaluation and treatment of children with language disorders. Its 21 chapters are divided into six topical sections: language description, normal language development, deviant language development, goals of language learning…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Child Language, Clinical Diagnosis, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedBloom, Lois; Tinker, Erin – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2001
Examined 2-year-olds' language acquisition with an emphasis on the agency and intentionality of the child. Concluded that development depends on the child's expression of intentionality by actions (performance), the essential tension between the child's engagement and effort, and the integration of linguistic, cognitive, and social aspects of the…
Descriptors: Caregiver Speech, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Individual Development
Bloom, Lois – 1976
This paper proposes a broad outline of a variable model of language development and explores several particulars of such a model in the language behavior of four two-year-old children. The process by which information about language is progressively transformed and integrated rather than merely being added together can be seen in the shifting…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis
