Social Class Differences in Preschool Children's Comprehension of Wh-Questions.
GULLO, DOMINIC F Social Class Differences in Preschool Children's Comprehension of Wh-Questions CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 1981, 52, 736-740 Social class differences in language use were examined in this study as they affect children's comprehension of wh-questions 60 middle-class and 60 lower-class childre...
| Publicado en: | Child Development Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 736 - 741 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jun1981
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