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- Title
A Cognition Account of Differences between Children's Comprehension and Production of Language.
- Authors
Rice, Mabel
- Abstract
Psychological differences between the two linguistic performance modalities are addressed. Evidence of correct production coexisting with incorrect comprehension in the language repertoires of young children is reviewed. An explanation is presented which links children's linguistic performance with their retrieval mechanisms and underlying cognition. Differences between the two modalities are characterized as intrinsic to the retrieval pathways through a child's fluid mental representation system. In the case of children, there are no sharp distinctions among linguistic comprehension, production, and genera] knowledge. Instead, all performance and understanding are embedded in a fluctuating, interrelated thought system.
- Subjects
CHILD development; CHILDREN'S language; ORAL communication; COMMUNICATION; SPEECH; CHILDREN; LANGUAGE &; languages
- Publication
Western Journal of Speech Communication: WJSC, 1984, Vol 48, Issue 2, p145
- ISSN
0193-6700
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/10570318409374150