A developmental analysis of generic nouns in southern Peruvian Quechua

Language Learning and Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-23

  Mannheim, Bruce ^a   Gelman, Susan A ^a   Escalante, Carmen ^b   Huayhua, Margarita ^c   Puma, Rosalía ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Centro de Estudios Regionales Andinos Bartolomé de Las Casas   (Peru)

^c Rutgers University   (United States)

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EID: 79551536537     PISSN: 15475441     EISSN: 15473341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15475441003635620     Document Type: Article

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