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ERIC Number: EJ320033
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Relation between Grammatical Development and Mean Length of Utterance in Morphemes.
Klee, Thomas; Fitzgerald, Martha Deitz
Journal of Child Language, v12 n2 p251-69 Jun 1985
Describes a study to determine: (1) the relationship between age and mean length of utterance measured in morphemes (MLU) in a group of normally developing two- and three-year-old chidren; (2) the standard error of MLU; (3) the relationship between MLU and age; and, (4) the ability of MLU to predict children's grammatical development. (SED)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Child Language, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Morphemes, Verbal Development, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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