Motion in first language acquisition: Manner and Path in French and English child language

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 705-741

  Hickmann, Maya ^a   Taranne, Pierre ^a   Bonnet, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; AGING; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MOTION; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349787274     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000908009215     Document Type: Article

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