Anaphora, nonanaphora, and the generic use of pronouns by children

American Speech

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 285-301

  Bennett Kastor, Tina L ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1542744617     PISSN: 00031283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/455551     Document Type: Article

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