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Yasmin Alves Leão Glória1, Letícia Pessota Hanauer1, Fernanda Marafiga Wiethan1
1Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM - Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.
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|July 8, 2016
Summary
Three-year-old children
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Developmental Psychology
- Speech-Language Pathology
Background:
- Language acquisition is a complex process involving the development of grammatical structures.
- Conjunctions play a crucial role in sentence complexity and coherence in spoken language.
- Understanding early conjunction use provides insights into cognitive and linguistic development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the use of conjunctions in the spontaneous speech of 3-year-old children with typical language development.
- To identify the types and frequency of conjunctions used by different age subgroups within the 3-year-old range.
- To investigate the developmental progression of conjunction use in early childhood.
Main Methods:
- Utilized spontaneous speech samples from 45 children aged 3:0 to 3:11 years.
- Transcribed and analyzed speech samples to identify and categorize conjunction types.
- Employed statistical analysis (R software) to compare conjunction usage across age groups.
Main Results:
- A positive correlation was observed between child age and the variety of conjunctions used.
- Significant differences were found in the average number of conjunctions per age group.
- Additive and subordinating conjunctions showed significant developmental trends.
Conclusions:
- Three-year-olds initiate the grammatical development of conjunctions, with early use of coordinating types (additive, adversative, explanatory).
- By 3 years and 6 months, children demonstrate the ability to use more complex subordinating conjunctions.
- This developmental trajectory highlights the emergence of sophisticated grammatical structures in early language acquisition.
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