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ERIC Number: EJ537691
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1048-9223
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Null Arguments in German Child Language.
Hamann, Cornelia
Language Acquisition, v5 n3 p155-208 1996
Investigates the 10% to 20% null subject stage in 3-year-olds in Germany and shows that this stage, though long, is not final. Findings indicate that children in this phase use structures found neither in the state of early null subjects nor in adult German, namely, postverbal referential null subjects. Further study is proposed. (94 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Adults, Age, Child Development, Child Language, Developmental Stages, Discourse Analysis, German, Linguistic Theory, Preschool Children, Sentence Structure, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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