Complex WH questions and universal grammars: New evidence from the acquisition of negative barriers
Four comprehension experiments tested the development of negative barriers in complex embedded WH questions in 40 typically developing female and male 3–6 to 7–0 (year-month) year-old Standard American English speaking children. The purpose was to test acquisition assumptions derived from linguistic...
Main Author: | Al-Abdulkarim, Lamya M |
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Language: | ENG |
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2001
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Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3012107 |
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