Sources of Meaning in the Acquisition of Complex Syntax: The Sample Case of Causality.

Bloom, Lois; Capatides, Joanne Bitetti

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Publication Date: 1987

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Sources of Meaning in the Acquisition of Complex Syntax: The Sample Case of Causality.

Bloom, Lois; Capatides, Joanne Bitetti

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v43 n1 p112-28 Feb 1987

Discusses a longitudinal study of young children's acquisition of complex sentences for expressing their beliefs about causally related events, in the transition in language development from simple to complex syntax. While most of the children's statements expressed subjective meaning overall, the acquisition of syntactic connectives was associated with objective meaning. (Author/NH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Difficulty Level, Language Acquisition, Longitudinal Studies, Sentences, Toddlers, Verbal Development, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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