The acquisition of auxiliary syntax: BE and HAVE

Cognitive Linguistics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 247-277

  Theakston, Anna L ^a   Lieven, Elena V M ^b   Pine, Julian M ^c   Rowland, Caroline F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Auxiliary syntax; Constructivist approach; Language acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 14844330064     PISSN: 09365907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/cogl.2005.16.1.247     Document Type: Review

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