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Ragsdale, J. Donald; Dauterive, Rosemary – Southern Speech Communication Journal, 1986
Examined the speech patterns of three- to eight-year-old children. Results showed that the children most often used "ah" phenomena and unfilled pauses as do adults. "Ah" phenomena showed a significant increase with age, especially between five and six among the females. (SRT)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Child Language, Communication Research
