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Bassano, Dominique – Journal of Child Language, 1985
Describes a study of four- to five-year-old children's interpretations of statements involving "know" (savoir) and "think" (croire). The study tried to ascertain the language operations that modify a proposition or a basic assertion and to show the speaker's attitude towards the event asserted in the statement. (SED)
Descriptors: Child Language, French, Language Acquisition, Language Processing
Early Development of Nouns and Verbs in French: Exploring the Interface between Lexicon and Grammar.
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Bassano, Dominique – Journal of Child Language, 2000
Investigates how the noun and verb classes develop in the free speech of a French child between the ages of 1 year, 2 months to 2 years and 6 months from the perspective of semantic and grammatical development. Analyses indicate that in French acquisition, nouns clearly predominate over verbs until 20 months of age at least, but that verbs are…
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, French, Grammar, Language Acquisition