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Facilitation of early syntax through discourse structure*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2008

Richard G. Schwartz ,
Kathy Chapman ,
Patricia A. Prelock ,
Brenda Y. Terrell  and
Lynne E. Rowan
Richard G. Schwartz
Affiliation:
Purdue University
Kathy Chapman
Affiliation:
Purdue University
Patricia A. Prelock
Affiliation:
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Brenda Y. Terrell
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University
Lynne E. Rowan
Affiliation:
Ithaca College
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Abstract

The effect of an adult–child discourse structure on children's production of word combinations was examined. Seventeen children at the singleword utterance level (1; 5–2; 1) served as subjects. An experimental group of six children were engaged in vertical structures over 10 sessions, while the remaining children served as a control group. Pre-tests and post-tests revealed a significant difference in the number of spontaneous and elicited multiword productions for the experimental group, but no difference for the control group.

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Journal of Child Language , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , February 1985 , pp. 13 - 25
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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