Development of sentence interpretation strategies by typically developing and late-talking toddlers.
Three studies, designed to examine use of word order and animacy for interpretation of sentences by 21 typically-developing two-year-old, 23 typically-developing two-and-one-half-year-old, 16 typically-developing three-year-old, 17 language-delayed two-and-one-half-year-old and 19 language-delayed three-year-old children were carried out. Results indicated that typically-developing two-year olds used neither cue consistently to interpret sentences. Typically-developing two-and-one-half-year olds, on the other hand used a coalition of word order and animacy cues and language-delayed two-and-one-half-year olds used neither cue. At three years of age both groups of children used word order exclusively to interpret sentences.
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San Diego State University and University of California at San Diego, USA.
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D002663:Child Language; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003071:Cognition; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D014705:Verbal Behavior; D014706:Verbal Learning