Forum | February 01, 1972Some Relationships Between Measures of Early Language Development Donald J. Sharf Author Notes © 1972 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Forum | February 01, 1972 Some Relationships Between Measures of Early Language Development Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, February 1972, Vol. 37, 64-74. doi:10.1044/jshd.3701.64 Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, February 1972, Vol. 37, 64-74. doi:10.1044/jshd.3701.64 Web of Science® Times Cited: 7 View Article Figures Tables PDF PDF Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Sharf, D. J. (1972). Some Relationships Between Measures of Early Language Development. J Speech Hear Disord, 37(1), 64-74. doi: 10.1044/jshd.3701.64. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Some Relationships Between Measures of Early Language Development You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × Some relationships between language measures based on verbal output (Mean Length of Response and Number of Different Words) and those based on structural analysis (Length-Complexity Index and Developmental Sentence Types) were investigated by longitudinally analyzing the early language development of 13 children. Seven recordings were made of eight boys and five girls at two- to four-month intervals beginning at an average age of 21 months. A method for quantifying the DST was devised, and all the recordings were analyzed to compare scores for the measures. It was found that (1) variability in the rate of increase in language development scores made age a poor basis for comparing children, using any language measure; (2) there was considerable agreement among measures in reflecting the rate of language development; (3) all the language measure scores seemed to be equally related to language growth, so each provided a reasonable index of the complexity of the underlying language structure; and (4) the reliability of trained scorers was as good for measures based on structural analysis as it was for those based on verbal output. Subscribe to view more For full access to this article, log in to an existing user account, purchase an annual subscription, or purchase a short-term subscription. Order a Subscription Subscribe Pay Per View Entire Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders content & archive 24-hour access $30.00 Buy Now This Article 24-hour access $15.00 Buy Now Sign In or Create an Account Please sign in using your ASHA.org login. If you do not have an ASHA login, you may register with us for free by creating a new account. Sign In or Create an Account Related Articles Related Topics