Complex numerals (e.g., four hundred) have a multiplicative structure (four hundred = 4 x 100). This paper investigates whether children are sensitive to the meaning of the multiplicative structure. We designed a novel word learning paradigm and taught 4to 6-year-old children the meaning of a novel numeral phrase (e.g., ‘one gobi houses’ to mean a group of three houses). We then asked whether t...

The current study examines Theory of Mind (ToM) development in English-speaking ethnically Chinese 3to 6-year-old children raised in Singapore, a country influenced by both eastern and western cultures. All tasks were administered in English. Study 1 investigated the vertical development of ToM in 3to 6-year-olds (N = 65) with five tasks, including diverse desires, diverse beliefs, knowledge ac...

objectives: specific language impaired children, despite being normal in cognitive and neurological characteristics, and also normal levels of hearing, experience multiple problems in syntax comprehension. this study compared the passive comprehension as one of syntactic structures in persian-speaking typically developing children and specific language impaired children. methods: 10 children wi...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to report on the physical and mental health of migrant and refugee fathers participating in a population-based study of Australian children and their families. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey data drawn from a population-based longitudinal study when children were aged 4-5 years. SETTING Population-based study of Australian children and their families. P...

Previous studies have shown that children’s speech is more difficult to recognize by machine than adults’ speech. This paper presents the results of experiments which investigate recognition performance variation within a small population of children. Results suggest that recogniser performance on a child’s speech is well correlated with a teacher’s assessment of the child’s speaking proficienc...

Objectives describe students' public speaking abilities and barriers, as well their solutions. This study used a qualitative descriptive approach, data collection techniques using interviews, observations, documentation. It was conducted in one of the private elementary schools Malang City, class VI. The results assessment skills school children are still low. test showed that 61.3% students di...

One potential challenge for children learning Inuktitut comes from the ergative case marking system, because of the contrast between the ergative system in morphology and the accusative system governing syntax. However, no studies have yet been published focusing on how Inuktitut-speaking children acquire ergativity. In this chapter, we investigate this process using naturalistic spontaneous sp...