the present study analizes the developmente of definitional skills in children of different age-levels and the role that metalinguistic awareness can act in formally good definition. Eighty-three children, divided in 4 age-groups (kindergartners, second graders, fourth graders, sixth graders), participated in the studyand were administered two tasks: a definition task and a metalinguistic test. Results evidenced a clear age-related improvement in children performances in both tasks. Moreover. the existence of a positive relation between metralinguistic awareness and definitional skills was confirmed and, in particular, trhe role of two specific components of metalinguistic competence (concept of definition and Lexical awareness) emerged.
Il ruolo della consapevolezza metalinguistica nello sviluppo della capacità di definire.
BELACCHI, CARMEN
2006
Abstract
the present study analizes the developmente of definitional skills in children of different age-levels and the role that metalinguistic awareness can act in formally good definition. Eighty-three children, divided in 4 age-groups (kindergartners, second graders, fourth graders, sixth graders), participated in the studyand were administered two tasks: a definition task and a metalinguistic test. Results evidenced a clear age-related improvement in children performances in both tasks. Moreover. the existence of a positive relation between metralinguistic awareness and definitional skills was confirmed and, in particular, trhe role of two specific components of metalinguistic competence (concept of definition and Lexical awareness) emerged.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
