Developmental differences in the effects of negative and positive evidence

First Language

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-53

  Strapp, Chehalis M ^a   Bleakney, Dana M ^a,b   Helmick, Augusta L ^a,b   Tonkovich, Hayley M ^a,c  

^a WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental differences; Irregular noun forms; Irregular verb forms; Negative evidence; Positive evidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249132005     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0142723707084840     Document Type: Article

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