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14 - The first language acquisition ofcomplex sentences

from Part Three - Phonology, morphology and syntax

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2015

Edith L. Bavin
Affiliation:
La Trobe University, Victoria
Letitia R. Naigles
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut
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Print publication year: 2015

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Bencini, G. M. L., & Valian, V. (2008). Abstract sentence representation in 3-year-olds: Evidence from comprehension and production. Journal of Memory and Language, 59, 97113.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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Menyuk, P. (1969). Sentences Children Use. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.Google Scholar

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