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Peer reviewedPeters, Ann M.; Menn, Lise – Language, 1993
A microgenetic approach to studying grammatical morpheme learning uses longitudinal data from two children learning English in different ways. Eight general attributes of morphological systems are proposed that will promote or inhibit the emergence of filler syllables during development. (Contains 86 references.) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Child Language, English (Second Language), Grammar, Language Patterns
