Children's understanding of epistemic modals

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 621-643

  Noveck, Ira A ^a   Ho, Simon ^b   Sera, Maria ^b  

^a Centre de Recherche en Epistemologie Appliquee Ecole Polytechnique   (France)

^b CREA Ecole Polytechnique ^*

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EID: 0030352289     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0305000900008977     Document Type: Article

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