The Acquisition of Personal Pronouns in French-Speaking and English-Speaking Children.

Girouard, Pascale C.; Ricard, Marcelle; Decarie, Therese Gouin

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Publication Date: 1997

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The Acquisition of Personal Pronouns in French-Speaking and English-Speaking Children.

Girouard, Pascale C.; Ricard, Marcelle; Decarie, Therese Gouin

Journal of Child Language, v24 n2 p311-26 Jun 1997

Presents a longitudinal study on the acquisition of first-, second-, and third-person pronouns in 12 French- and 12 English- speaking children. Findings revealed that the mastery of pronouns did not follow the developmental sequence predicted by the speech-role hypothesis; the person-role hypothesis was valid when children were speaking; and the name hypothesis was partially valid. (46 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Child Language, Developmental Stages, English, German, Hypothesis Testing, Language Acquisition, Listening Comprehension, Longitudinal Studies, Monolingualism, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Pronouns, Role Playing, Test Results, Toddlers

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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