The Development of Hypothetical Reference in the Speech of Young Children.

Kuczaj, Stan A.; Daly, Mary J.

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Publication Date: 1979-Oct

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The Development of Hypothetical Reference in the Speech of Young Children.

Kuczaj, Stan A.; Daly, Mary J.

Journal of Child Language, v6 n3 p563-79 Oct 1979

Two investigations, one longitudinal/cross-sectional and naturalistic, and the other quasi-experimental, demonstrated that preschool-age children have the capacity for hypothetical reference but that this capacity operates within certain constraints. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Child Language, Grammar, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Preschool Children, Psycholinguistics, Speech Communication, Time, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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