Age-relation, reliability and grammatical validity of measures of utterance length
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20367211 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean A Rondal (University of Liège, corresponding author), Martine Ghiotto (University of Liège), Serge Brédart (0000-0002-2250-5603, University of Liège), Jean-François Bachelet (University of Liège) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 433-446 |
| Publication date | 1987-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Child Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0009 • E-ISSN: 1469-7602 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0305000900010229 |
| PMID | 3693455 |
| OpenAlex | W2137737640 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 14 |
This study evaluated the age-relationship, intra-sample reliability and grammatical validity of MLU-like measures of utterance length in the free speech of 21 normally developing children aged 1;8 to 2;8 with MLU between 1·05 and 3·06. Contrary to a previous study by Klee & Fitzgerald (1985). it was found that measures of utterance length hold a good relation with age, are reliable and predict grammatical development well in the age and MLU range considered. It is argued that there are identifiable points in the developmental evolution of MLU and MLU-like indices beyond which their reliability and validity have serious problems. Below these points, they constitute sound measures of syntactic development
Developmental psychology · Language development · Linguistics · Mean length of utterance · Psychometrics · Utterance · Validity · Computer Science · Language Development and Disorders · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
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| Citations per year | 0.46 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2024 (34) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |