The role of pronoun frames in early comprehension of transitive constructions in English

Language Learning and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-39

  Ibbotson, Paul ^a   Theakston, Anna ^a   Lieven, Elena ^a,b   Tomasello, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 79551509403     PISSN: 15475441     EISSN: 15473341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15475441003732914     Document Type: Article

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