Italian children's use of verb and noun morphology during the preschool years

First Language

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 287-304

  Leonard, Laurence B ^a   Caselli, M Cristina ^b   Devescovi, Antonella ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 84997941628     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014272370202206604     Document Type: Article

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