The acquisition of English modal constructions: a corpus-based analysis.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0305000923000284
Abstract: The English modal system is complex, exhibiting many-to-one, and one-to-many, form-function mappings. Usage-based approaches emphasise the role of the input in acquisition but rarely address the impact of form-function mappings on acquisition. To test whether consistent… read more here.
Keywords: function mappings; acquisition; english modal; form function ... See more keywords