Conversational structure and language acquisition: The role of repetition in tzeltal

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-221

  Brown, Penelope ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85040387369     PISSN: 10551360     EISSN: 15481395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jlin.1998.8.2.197     Document Type: Article

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