Fast mapping verb meaning from argument structure

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-118

  Johnson, Valerie E ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AAE speaking children; Argument structure; Fast mapping; GAE speaking children

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952277124     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TLD.0b013e3181e0416d     Document Type: Article

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