Children's Comprehension of Time-Altered Sentences

The influence of speech timing on children's auditory processing of sentences was examined with a question-answering comprehension task. Sentences were presented under two conditions, one employing natural speech and the other speech with an electronically-altered temporal pattern. Three types...

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Published inLanguage and speech Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 131 - 143
Main Author Bochner, Joseph H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.1987
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Subjects
Child
Child Language
Cognition - physiology
Humans
Language Development
Linguistics
Time Factors
Verbal Behavior - physiology
prosody
grammar
children
comprehension
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Summary:The influence of speech timing on children's auditory processing of sentences was examined with a question-answering comprehension task. Sentences were presented under two conditions, one employing natural speech and the other speech with an electronically-altered temporal pattern. Three types of sentences in each presentation condition were administered to children enrolled in the first, second and third grades. The sentence types consisted of center-embedded (SS) and right-branching (OS) relative clause sentences and conjoined constructions. The main effects of presentation condition, sentence type, and grade level were each significant, as was the three-way interaction. The results are discussed with regard to the interaction among speech timing, sentence structure, and children's age.
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ISSN:0023-8309
1756-6053
DOI:10.1177/002383098703000203