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Publication Date: 1998
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A Cross-Linguistic Comparison of Generic Noun Phrases in English and Mandarin.
Gelman, Susan A.; Tardif, Twila
Cognition, v66 n3 p215-48 Jun 1998
Three studies examined adults' generic noun phrases in English and Mandarin Chinese from child-directed speech of caregivers interacting with their toddlers. Found that generic noun phrases were reliably identified in both languages. Generic noun phrases most frequently referred to animals. Non-generic noun phrases were used most frequently for artifacts in both languages. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Adults, Caregiver Speech, Child Caregivers, Classification, Comparative Analysis, English, Mandarin Chinese, Nouns, Phrase Structure, Syntax, Toddlers
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