Patterns of Language Learning-Related Behaviours: Evidence for Self-Help in Acquiring Grammar.

Shatz, Marilyn; Ebeling, Karen

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ERIC Number: EJ428664

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Patterns of Language Learning-Related Behaviours: Evidence for Self-Help in Acquiring Grammar.

Shatz, Marilyn; Ebeling, Karen

Journal of Child Language, v18 n2 p295-313 Jun 1991

Examines four kinds of language learning-related behaviors (LLRBs) in the home conversations of 6 English children studied for 6 months from age 2.6 years. The role of LLRBs in frequency and range and in the frequency of grammatical productions during spontaneous revisions is addressed. (44 references) (GLR)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Language, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Phrase Structure, Research Methodology, Sentence Structure, Speech Communication, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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