First language acquisition

EV Clark, M Casillas - The Routledge handbook of linguistics, 2015 - api.taylorfrancis.com
It is with renewed appreciation for the size of the task that I come to writing the present
chapter. The number of special issues of journals dedicated to im/politeness these days …

Using puppetry to elicit children's talk for research

I Epstein, B Stevens, P McKeever, S Baruchel… - Nursing …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Although puppets have been employed by various disciplines in clinical and community (eg
homes and schools) environments, little has been written about their use as a …

Child language: Acquisition and development

M Saxton - 2017 - torrossa.com
Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to
support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE …

Morphological dynamics in compound processing

V Kuperman, R Bertram, RH Baayen - Language and Cognitive …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores the time-course of morphological processing of trimorphemic Finnish
compounds. We find evidence for the parallel access to full-forms and morphological …

Research with young children: Exploring the methodological advantages and challenges of using hand puppets and draw and tell

I Coyne, D Mallon, E Chubb - Children & Society, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This paper explores the methodological advantages and challenges of participatory tools
used in research with young children in Ireland. Taking a child‐centred approach, hand …

A database of 629 English compound words: ratings of familiarity, lexeme meaning dominance, semantic transparency, age of acquisition, imageability, and sensory …

BJ Juhasz, YH Lai, ML Woodcock - Behavior research methods, 2015 - Springer
Since the work of Taft and Forster (1976), a growing literature has examined how English
compound words are recognized and organized in the mental lexicon. Much of this research …

Using creative techniques with children who have experienced trauma

KJ Desmond, A Kindsvatter, S Stahl… - Journal of Creativity in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Verbal and emotional forms of expression can be difficult for young children who have
experienced trauma. Creative methods and approaches such as puppets, sandtray, letter …

Are number gestures easier than number words for preschoolers?

E Nicoladis, S Pika, P Marentette - Cognitive Development, 2010 - Elsevier
Some researchers have argued that children's earliest symbols are based on their
sensorimotor experience and that arbitrary symbol-referent mapping poses a challenge for …

The anatomy of the role of morphological awareness in Chinese character learning: The mediation of vocabulary and semantic radical knowledge and the moderation …

D Liu, H Li, KSR Wong - Scientific Studies of Reading, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In the present study, the mediating roles of syllable awareness, orthographic knowledge,
and vocabulary skills and the moderating role of morpheme family size in the association …

The role of oral vocabulary when L2 speakers read novel words: A complex word training study

A Behzadnia, S Wegener, A Bürki… - Bilingualism: Language …, 2024 - cambridge.org
The present study asked whether oral vocabulary training can facilitate reading in a second
language (L2). Fifty L2 speakers of English received oral training over three days on …