Semantic generality, input frequency and the acquisition of syntax
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Semantic generality, input frequency and the acquisition of syntax.
In many areas of language acquisition, researchers have suggested that semantic generality plays an important role in determining the order of acquisition of particular lexical forms. However, generality is typically confounded with the effects of input frequency and it is therefore unclear to what extent semantic generality or input frequency determines the early acquisition of particular lexi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Child Language
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0305-0009,1469-7602
DOI: 10.1017/s0305000903005956