Elicited imitation paradigm

[Roberto Soto Valle]

Hello all,
I have used this paradigm with children from 30 months on and it is  
perfectly acceptable (good) for and convergent with the analysis of  
samples of spontaneous language. Of course, it is essential to  
consider the length of the phrases and the lexicon to avoid the parrot  
effect or the block of children in the test. In addition to the  
references previously mentioned, it was useful to me the article:
  Vinther, T. 2002, Elicited imitation: a brief overview.  
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 12, 1, pp. 54-73.

Roberto Soto
Associated Professor of Developmental Psychology
Departament of  Psychology and Pedagogy
Public University of Navarre



El viernes, 8 de marzo de 2013 18:31:10 UTC+1, Liam Blything escribió:
>
> Hello all,
>
> Can anyone give me some advice on what age-groups are too old for an *elicited 
> imitation paradigm*? I have read that 4 years old is quite an old age to 
> use this paradigm, but other studies have used it up to 7 years old.
>
> I am eliciting two clause sentences linked by a connective (before, 
> after). When do children become at high-risk for simply 'parrotting' the 
> target sentence?
>
> Many thanks for any thoughts,
>
> Liam Blything
> Lancaster University PhD student.
>

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