Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ373668
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Publication Date: 1988
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The Acquisition of the Meanings of Modality in Children Aged Eight and Twelve.
Coates, Jennifer
Journal of Child Language, v15 n2 p425-34 Jun 1988
Analyzes research regarding children's acquisition and understanding of modal meaning. Results indicate that eight-year-olds have only a rudimentary system of modal meaning, and 12-year-olds' systems were not isomorphic with the adult system. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Language, Children, Language Acquisition, Language Processing, Language Usage
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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