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  2. English adjectives - Wikipedia

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    For example, the adjective drunken cannot be used predicatively (a drunken fool vs *the fool was drunken), [19] while the adjective awake has the opposite limitation (*an awake child vs the child is awake). It is not only certain adjectives, but also certain constructions that are limited to one function or the other.

  3. Vocabulary development - Wikipedia

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    Children's earliest words for actions usually encode both the action and its result. Children use a small number of general purpose verbs, such as "do" and "make" for a large variety of actions because their resources are limited. Children acquiring a second language seem to use the same production strategies for talking about actions ...

  4. Glossary of language education terms - Wikipedia

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    An approach based on teaching first language reading to young children, but adapted for use with adults. Students use vocabulary and concepts already learned to tell a story or describe an event. The teacher writes down the information they provide, and then uses the account to teach language, especially to develop reading skills.

  5. Adjective - Wikipedia

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    An adjective (abbreviated adj.) is a word that describes or defines a noun or noun phrase.Its semantic role is to change information given by the noun. Traditionally, adjectives are considered one of the main parts of speech of the English language, although historically they were classed together with nouns. [1]

  6. Noun ellipsis - Wikipedia

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    Most adjectives in English are also incapable of introducing N-ellipsis: *Fred watches stupid programs, but Jim watches intelligent programs. - Failed attempt to introduce N-ellipsis with a standard adjective *I value long walks although I only get to take short walks. - Failed attempt to introduce N-ellipsis with a standard adjective

  7. Dolch word list - Wikipedia

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    Dolch compiled the list based on children's books of his era, which is why nouns such as "kitty" and "Santa Claus" appear on the list instead of more current high-frequency words. The list contains 220 "service words" that Dolch thought should be easily recognized in order to achieve reading fluency in the English language.

  8. Assessment of basic language and learning skills - Wikipedia

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    The WebABLLS is an electronic version of the assessment. It allows parents, teachers, speech pathologists, behavior analysts, and others who design, coordinate, or supervise language or skill-acquisition programs to expedite the development of IEPs, progress reports, and to easily share information about a child.

  9. Language development - Wikipedia

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    R.L Trask also argues in his book Language: The Basics that deaf children acquire, develop and learn sign language in the same way hearing children do, so if a deaf child's parents are fluent sign speakers, and communicate with the baby through sign language, the baby will learn fluent sign language. And if a child's parents aren't fluent, the ...