Development
of language in early childhood
Y. Kuniya |
Compared
the language development of infants of today and those of the former
days (about 50 years ago). Method; (a) Subject-N.K. (A girl, born
26th December, 1961) (b) Daily record. Kubo's method: Recorded every
word N.K. uttered for 3 weeks around her birthday from 9:00 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m. (every 6 months). Results: The development of vocabulary
from 2 to 4 years old. The trend of the contents of the noun from
2 to 4 years old. Conclusion: Comparing with Kubo's results, found
those facts: (1) The peak of language development is seen earlier
than before. (2) Development of the conjunction, regarded as the
index of thinking development, is similar. Therefore the development
of language of children is not so much changed in essence.
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