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Peer reviewedDeutsch, Werner; Pechmann, Thomas – Cognition, 1978
The hypothesis that the linguis complexity of pronouns corresponds to the order in which children acquire them was studied. Linguistic complexity was defined by proximal-nonproximal, singular-nonsingular, and speaker-nonspeaker contrasts. Results showed a strong correspondence between the predicted and actual order of correct use of pronouns.…
Descriptors: Child Language, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, German
