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ERIC Number: EJ365168
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Syntactics of Interpretation of Negation: A Developmental Study.
Rumain, Barbara
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v45 n1 p119-140 Feb 1988
Considered article and noun position as syntactic cues indicating the focus of sentential negation in 7- and 10-year-olds and adults. Noun position and article independently influenced the focus of negation. Developmental differences in the uses of articles were related to the acquisition of mastery of the article system. (SKC)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Determiners (Languages), Language Acquisition, Language Research, Negative Forms (Language), Word Order, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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