Acquisition of negation and quantification: Insights from adult production and comprehension

Language Acquisition

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-168

  Gennari, Silvia P ^a   MacDonald, Maryellen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 33748329689     PISSN: 10489223     EISSN: 15327817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327817la1302_5     Document Type: Article

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