Children's Development of Irregular Past Tense Verb Forms

Children (n=120) were examined as they responded to a picture in a sentence-completion task using a past tense irregular verb. Some irregular verbs were correctly produced by age three, but others were still not mastered by age nine. A preliminary order of development of the verbs is offered. (Autho...

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Published inLanguage, speech & hearing services in schools Vol. 22; no. 3; p. 115
Main Author Shipley, Kenneth G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.07.1991
Subjects
Developmental Stages
Early Childhood Education
Irregular Verbs
Language Acquisition
Language Skills
Morphology (Languages)
Tenses (Grammar)
Verbs
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Summary:Children (n=120) were examined as they responded to a picture in a sentence-completion task using a past tense irregular verb. Some irregular verbs were correctly produced by age three, but others were still not mastered by age nine. A preliminary order of development of the verbs is offered. (Author/JDD)
ISSN:0161-1461
DOI:10.1044/0161-1461.2203.115