Research Article
The Word, Phrase, and Sentence Productivity, and Average Length of Utterances among Children with Mild Mental Retardation
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.12-10-2019.2292218, author={Astuty Astuty and Mursiana Ekawati and Molas Warsi Nugraheni}, title={The Word, Phrase, and Sentence Productivity, and Average Length of Utterances among Children with Mild Mental Retardation}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Language and Language Teaching, ICLLT 2019, 12 October, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICLLT}, year={2020}, month={2}, keywords={productivity word phrase sentence average length of utterances}, doi={10.4108/eai.12-10-2019.2292218} }- Astuty Astuty
Mursiana Ekawati
Molas Warsi Nugraheni
Year: 2020
The Word, Phrase, and Sentence Productivity, and Average Length of Utterances among Children with Mild Mental Retardation
ICLLT
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.12-10-2019.2292218
Abstract
This study aims to describe and explain the patterns of words, phrases, sentences, and the average length of utterances in the CMMR speech based on the minimum and maximum ability. This research approach is a qualitative one that is observationally controlled through a cross-sectional design. The research data were in the form of written stories, conversations, and records of field data. (2) Based on the maximum capacity, the productivity of phrases was that the prepositional phrases increased by 72%, nominal phrases by 88%, verbal phrases by 70%, numeral phrases by 76%, pronominal phrases by 50%, conjunctive phrases by 100%, and adverbial phrases by 100%. (3) Based on the number of clauses related to the minimal capabilities, the sentence productivity found in the form of simple sentences and can be found in neither compound nor complex sentences and based on the maximum capabilities productivity of simple sentence increased by 86% and it was found that there was neither compound nor complex sentences. Based on the completeness of the sentence elements, it was found that according to the minimal ability there were 15% of complete sentences and 85% of incomplete sentences and based on the maximum capabilities, there was a 25% increase of complete sentences and a decrease by 75% of incomplete sentences. (4) Based on the minimum capability, the average length of utterances (ALU) was5,69 and based on the maximum capacity; it increased by 6,24.
