Diminutivization supports gender acquisition in Russian children

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 471-485

  Kempe, Vera ^a   Brooks, Patricia J ^b   Mironova, Natalija ^c   Fedorova, Olga ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0037527965     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000903005580     Document Type: Review

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