The expression of temporal relations in Thai children's narratives

First Language

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-158

  Winskel, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Language; Narrative; Temporal relations; Thai

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249144992     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0142723706074794     Document Type: Article

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