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Download full textNinio, Anat – 1991
Two hypotheses related to the emergence of multiword speech were explored: (1) that multiword speech follows developments in children's ability to map communicative intents to single-word expressions; and (2) that the acquisition of these mapping principles paves the way for the emergence of syntax. The developments consist of an increase in the…
Descriptors: Child Language, Foreign Countries, Infants, Language Acquisition
