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Quasthoff, Uta M. – 1983
Discourse and conversational analysis methods were used in a qualitative reconstruction of one aspect of the regularities in the way 61 children "do" personal reference. Of particular interest was the development of two reference forms: minimization--preference for simple (one word) forms, or recipient design--reference forms indicating…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages
