Gleitman and Gleitman (1979) Examined Adults' Ability to Compound Words

question 48

Multiple Choice

Gleitman and Gleitman (1979) examined adults' ability to compound words and found that:

• A) some groups of adults do not consistently apply word-structure rules to decode nonsense combinations.
• B) adults use similar word structure rules as do adolescents.
• C) class and education are factors in how adults apply word-structure rules.
• D) All of the above statements are true.

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