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PURPOSE: To investigate the use of conjunctions in the spontaneous speech of three years old children with typical language development, who live in Santa Maria - RS. METHODS: 45 children, aged 3:0;0 - 3:11;29 (years:months;days) from the database of the Center for the Study of Language and Speech (CELF) participated of this study. The spontaneous speech of each child was transcribed and followed by analysis of the samples to identify the types of conjunctions for each age group. The samples were statistically analyzed using the R software that allowed the evaluation of the number and type of conjunctions used in each age group by comparing them with each other. RESULTS: The data indicated that the higher the age of the child, the greater the number of types of conjunctions used by them. The comparison between age groups showed significant differences when comparing the average number of conjunctions per age group, as well as for additive conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. CONCLUSION: At age of three the children begin to develop the grammatical use of conjunctions, early appearing additive, adversative and explanatory coordinating conjunctions, and at 3:6 they are able to use the most complex conjunctions, as subordinating conjunctions.
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Linguagem Infantil , Vocabulário , Distribuição por Idade , Apraxias/diagnóstico , Pré-Escolar , Estudos Transversais , Humanos , Desenvolvimento da Linguagem , Testes de Linguagem , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medida da Produção da FalaRESUMO
RESUMO Objetivo Verificar o uso das conjunções na fala espontânea de crianças de três anos de idade com desenvolvimento típico de linguagem, residentes do município de Santa Maria - RS. Métodos Participaram da pesquisa 45 crianças, com idades entre 3:0;0 e 3:11;29 (anos:meses;dias), do banco de dados do Centro de Estudos de Linguagem e Fala (CELF). Foi transcrita a fala espontânea de cada sujeito. Em seguida, foram feitas as análises das amostras identificando os tipos de conjunções de cada faixa etária. As amostras foram analisadas estatisticamente, analisando-se o número e o tipo de conjunções empregadas em cada faixa etária e comparando-as entre si. Resultados Os dados indicaram que quanto maior a faixa etária da criança, maior o número dos tipos de conjunções utilizadas por elas. Quanto à comparação entre as faixas etárias, houve diferença estatística na comparação entre os números médios de conjunções por faixa etária, assim como para conjunções aditivas e para conjunções subordinativas. Conclusão Aos três anos de idade, a criança já apresenta o uso gramatical das conjunções. No começo, aparecem as conjunções coordenativas aditivas, adversativas e explicativas, e aos 3:6, as conjunções mais complexas, como as subordinativas.
ABSTRACT Purpose To investigate the use of conjunctions in the spontaneous speech of three years old children with typical language development, who live in Santa Maria - RS. Methods 45 children, aged 3:0;0 – 3:11;29 (years:months;days) from the database of the Center for the Study of Language and Speech (CELF) participated of this study. The spontaneous speech of each child was transcribed and followed by analysis of the samples to identify the types of conjunctions for each age group. The samples were statistically analyzed using the R software that allowed the evaluation of the number and type of conjunctions used in each age group by comparing them with each other. Results The data indicated that the higher the age of the child, the greater the number of types of conjunctions used by them. The comparison between age groups showed significant differences when comparing the average number of conjunctions per age group, as well as for additive conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. Conclusion At age of three the children begin to develop the grammatical use of conjunctions, early appearing additive, adversative and explanatory coordinating conjunctions, and at 3:6 they are able to use the most complex conjunctions, as subordinating conjunctions.
