Linguistic influences on categorization in preschool children: A crosslinguistic study

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 529-545

  Martinez, Ivelisse M ^a   Shatz, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0030356593     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s030500090000893x     Document Type: Article

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