receptive language
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreceptiveandlanguage
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receptive
adjective
uk/rɪˈsep.tɪv/us/rɪˈsep.tɪv/
willing to listen to and accept new ideas ...
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language
noun
uk/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/us/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, ...
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(Definition ofreceptiveandlanguagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Although the late talkers hadreceptivelanguageskills within the normal range, the comparison children were advanced inreceptivelanguageskills.
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Such a deficit could result from poorerreceptivelanguageskills, or from limitations in the ability to reason about the feelings and thoughts of others.
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As expected, we found thatreceptivelanguagemental age was positively correlated with rule-based categorization ability for all groups of children.
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All comparison children scored at or above age level on both expressive andreceptivelanguageas measured by these tests.
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Many late talkers have age-adequatereceptivelanguage, but some have delays in both receptive and expressive language.
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Thus, in the present study children were excluded if they had areceptivelanguagemental age of less than 4 years.
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Across diagnostic groups, performance on the rule-based conditions was related toreceptivelanguagemental age.
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Regression models significantly predictedreceptivelanguageand cognitive development at 24 months but not expressive language.
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Analysis of individual patterns using maximum likelihood estimates indicated that use of word order cues was highly correlated with betterreceptivelanguageskills.
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There are majorreceptivelanguageproblems, even though concrete words like nouns and verbs are usually well understood.
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With regard to child outcomes, the data suggest that a nondirective style of interaction at 12 months contributes to betterreceptivelanguageat 24 months.
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By contrast, there was a low negative correlation between directiveness and thereceptivelanguagescore.
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In piloting, we were able to demonstrate a prototype effect in children with areceptivelanguageof at least 4 years.
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One child with autism was not cooperative during testing and a validreceptivelanguageage was not obtained; this child was also excluded.
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Thus, fast mapping performance appeared to be tied most strongly to generalreceptivelanguagelevel.
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In addition, children were administered three falsebelief-tasks, areceptivelanguagetest and the traditional referential communication task.
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Details from these assessments were used to identify individuals of normal intellect withreceptivelanguagedisorder or autism spectrum disorders.
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For very young children,receptivelanguagetasks may be used to measure both vocabulary knowledge and lexical compounding.
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This analysis examined how well chronological age andreceptivelanguageage correlated with overall performance.
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