Syntactic-semantic interface in the acquisition of verb morphology

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-60

  Weist, Richard M ^a   Pawlak, Aleksandra ^b   Carapella, Jenell ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

^b Lektor: International House ^*

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EID: 1642346702     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000903005920     Document Type: Article

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