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Peer reviewedCairns, Helen Smith; And Others – Language, 1994
Examined the development of principles of control in the grammar of 15 preschool children over a 9-month period, focusing on pronominal reference. The results confirm a developmental sequence that is driven by lexical learning and changing structural analyses. (38 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Child Language, English, Grammar, Language Acquisition
