Acquisition of the Plural Morpheme: A Case Study.

Mervis, Carolyn B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ431660

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Acquisition of the Plural Morpheme: A Case Study.

Mervis, Carolyn B.; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v27 n2 p222-35 Mar 1991

This study analyzed data from a diary study of a child's lexical development. Correct forms and errors in the use of the plural morpheme were recorded from 18 to 30 months. Morphology was acquired before syntax, and there was evidence for a syntactic definition of noun by the age of 20 months. (BC)

Descriptors: Diaries, Infants, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Research, Morphology (Languages), Nouns, Parent Child Relationship, Plurals, Syntax

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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