Young children's use of the definite and indefinite articles in referring expressions
It is argued that the theoretical framework used in earlier studies of children's use of the articles is inadequate, failing in some important ways to capture even normal adult usage. A new theory of article usage is proposed which is based on the concept of mental models. Previous psychologica...
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Durham University
1986
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.373630 |