Acquisition of variable rules: A study of (-t, d) deletion in preschool children

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 351-372

  Roberts, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0031154388     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000997003073     Document Type: Article

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