A Longitudinal Analysis of Young Children's Cohesion and Noun Specification in Narratives.

Peterson, Carole; Dodsworth, Pamela

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ERIC Number: EJ428669

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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A Longitudinal Analysis of Young Children's Cohesion and Noun Specification in Narratives.

Peterson, Carole; Dodsworth, Pamela

Journal of Child Language, v18 n2 p397-415 Jun 1991

Examines the early production of 9 cohesive devices during narration about personal experience in an 18-month longitudinal study of 10 children between the ages of 2 and 3.6. The specification of noun phrases and types of noun errors is explored. (35 references) (GLR)

Descriptors: Child Language, Coherence, Error Analysis (Language), Language Acquisition, Longitudinal Studies, Nouns, Phrase Structure, Story Grammar, Story Telling, Verbal Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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