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Semantics and morphology of early adjectives in first language acquisition /

This book is about how toddlers learn their first adjectives, such as, for example, red, big and tasty. Adjectives denote properties and enter child vocabularies later than words for objects (such as apple and tree) and actions (such as eat and run), probably due to lower frequencies in parental spe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tribushinina, Elena (Editor ), Voeĭkova, Maria D. (Editor ), Noccetti, Sabrina (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book is about how toddlers learn their first adjectives, such as, for example, red, big and tasty. Adjectives denote properties and enter child vocabularies later than words for objects (such as apple and tree) and actions (such as eat and run), probably due to lower frequencies in parental speech and greater conceptual complexity. Adjective acquisition has received relatively little attention in child language research. Furthermore, cross-linguistic studies of adjective learning are virtually non-existent. This book represents the first systematic analysis of how children learning typolo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 478 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9781443883269
1443883263