Rhyme and alliteration in poems elicited from young children

Rhyme and alliteration in poems elicited from young children

Sixty per cent of poems contained phonological devices; 42% contained rhyme and 26% contained alliteration. There was no obvious age trend as regards the use of rhyme but the frequency of alliteration declined with age. There were no significant age differences as regards the relative frequency with...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of child language 1989-02, Vol.16 (Feb 89), p.181-202
1. Verfasser: Dowker, A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Alliteration
Poetry
Rhyme
Young children
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Zusammenfassung:Sixty per cent of poems contained phonological devices; 42% contained rhyme and 26% contained alliteration. There was no obvious age trend as regards the use of rhyme but the frequency of alliteration declined with age. There were no significant age differences as regards the relative frequency with which different phonemes were manipulated in rhyme and alliteration. (Abstract amended)
ISSN:0305-0009