Exploring patterns of adaptation in childdirected speech during the process of early grammaticalization in child language

LIA Language, Interaction and Acquisition

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-81

  Van Dijk, Marijn ^a   Van Geert, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Child directed speech; Grammaticalization; Parent child adaptation in development; Variability

Indexed keywords

EID: 81755166919     PISSN: 18797865     EISSN: 18797873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/lia.2.1.03dij     Document Type: Article

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