Why Do Children Fail to Overgeneralize the Progressive Inflection?.

Kuczaj, Stan A., II

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Why Do Children Fail to Overgeneralize the Progressive Inflection?

Kuczaj, Stan A., II

Journal of Child Language, 5, 1, 167-71, Feb 78

The progressive inflection "-ing" appears to be the earliest verb inflection acquired by children learning English as their first language. Explanations are made on why the progressive is rarely, if ever, overgeneralized to inappropriate forms. (SW)

Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Generalization, Language Acquisition, Learning Processes, Morphology (Languages), Psycholinguistics, Verbal Development, Verbs

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