Acquisition of demonstratives in cross-linguistic perspective.
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DOI: 10.1017/s030500092200023x
Abstract: This paper examines the acquisition of demonstratives (e.g., that, there) from a cross-linguistic perspective. Although demonstratives are often said to play a crucial role in L1 acquisition, there is little systematic research on this topic.… read more here.
Keywords: demonstratives cross; linguistic perspective; cross linguistic; acquisition demonstratives ... See more keywords
Acquisition of Demonstratives in English and Spanish
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01778
Abstract: The present work re-evaluates the long-standing claim that demonstratives are among infants’ earliest and most common words. Although demonstratives are deictic words important for joint attention, deictic gestures and non-word vocalizations could serve this function… read more here.
Keywords: english spanish; word; demonstratives english; acquisition demonstratives ... See more keywords