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ERIC Number: EJ405424
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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The Acquisition of Irish: A Study of Word Order Development.
Hickey, Tina
Journal of Child Language, v17 n1 p17-41 Feb 1990
Examined the development of Irish word order patterns. It was found that the 1.5- to 3-year-olds (N=3) studied used subject-initial utterances more frequently than adults in input, and that for both adults and children the elision of the verb "to be" had a significant role in the placement of subjects in the utterances. (42 references) (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Research, Oral Language, Phrase Structure, Toddlers, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Verbs, Vocabulary Development, Word Order
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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