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Understanding Referential Expressions in Context: Use of Common Ground by Children and Adolescents with Mental Retardation.

Authors :
Abbeduto, Leonard
Short-Meyerson, Katherine
Benson, Glenis
Source :
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. Dec 1998 41(6):1348-1362.
Publication Year :
1998

Abstract

A study investigated whether 20 individuals (ages 9 to 19) with mental retardation would use "common ground" (i.e., physical copresence, linguistic copresence, and community membership) to resolve verbal referential ambiguity. Both participants and matched-mental-age controls used all sources of common ground, but were less successful in using community membership. (Author/CR)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1092-4388
Volume :
41
Issue :
6
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ577397
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research