Reflexive and middle markers in early child language acquisition: Evidence from Mexican Spanish

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Volumn 18, Issue 54, 1998, Pages 403-429

  Jackson Maldonado, Donna ^a,d   Maldonado, Ricardo ^b   Thal, Donna J ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (Mexico)

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EID: 9144251041     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014272379801805407     Document Type: Article

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