The Early Development of Perfect Aspect: Adverbial, Verbal and Contextual Specification.

Youssef, Valerie

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Early Development of Perfect Aspect: Adverbial, Verbal and Contextual Specification.

Youssef, Valerie

Journal of Child Language, v17 n2 p295-312 Jun 1990

Assesses verb phrase development in three Trinidadian children in which Standard English and Trinidad Creole coexist. Adverbials were found to be crucial in delineating specific areas of semantic intent. (20 references) (GLR)

Descriptors: Child Language, Creoles, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Research, Linguistic Borrowing, Longitudinal Studies, Phrase Structure, Semantics, Tenses (Grammar), Verbs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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