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The responses of language disordered children to indirect directives in varying contexts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2008

Marilyn Shatz ,
Marsha A. Shulman  and
Deena K. Bernstein
Marilyn Shatz*
Affiliation:
University of Michigan
Marsha A. Shulman
Affiliation:
Nassau Community College
Deena K. Bernstein
Affiliation:
Long Island University, C.W. Post Center
*
Marilyn Shatz, Human Performance Center, University of Michigan, 330 Packard Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Abstract

Language disordered children's responses to sentences that can carry directive import were examined under varying contextual conditions. In the first experiment, sentences were presented in a neutral context; in the second experiment, two different kinds of sentences provided linguistic contexts for test sentences. Taken together, the results of the studies indicate that language disordered children are qualitatively much like normal children with regard to early response behavior. They show evidence of an early action response strategy and some ability to take context into account. On the other hand, they do appear to have more difficulty both in generating informing responses and in utilizing information from prior linguistic context. A possible reason for this latter deficit is suggested.

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Applied Psycholinguistics , Volume 1 , Issue 3 , August 1980 , pp. 295 - 306
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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