Acquisition of Singular-Plural Morphology

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 202-206

  Wood, Justin N ^a,b   Kouider, Sid ^c   Carey, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

noun morphology; singular plural distinction

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SEMANTICS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEMANTICS;

EID: 58449132093     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014432     Document Type: Article

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