Identifying Formulas in First Language Acquisition.

Hickey, Tina

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ERIC Number: EJ459690

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Publication Date: 1993

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Identifying Formulas in First Language Acquisition.

Hickey, Tina

Journal of Child Language, v20 n1 p27-41 Feb 1993

Varying definitions of formulas, or apparently nonproductive utterances in children's speech, are compared, and criteria for formula recognition are reviewed. A preference rule system is proposed, which distinguishes conditions for formula recognition. Formulas found in the data of one child acquiring Irish are examined. (29 references) (KM)

Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Irish, Language Acquisition, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Oral Language, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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