Induction and the Acquisition of English Auxiliaries: The Effects of Differentially Enriched Input.

Shatz, Marilyn; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Induction and the Acquisition of English Auxiliaries: The Effects of Differentially Enriched Input.

Shatz, Marilyn; And Others

Journal of Child Language, v16 n1 p121-40 Feb 1989

A longitudinal study examined two-year-olds' acquisition of the English auxiliary system after a six-week exposure to additional auxiliary input in varying sentence contexts. Results indicated that subjects did not significantly differ from a baseline group that did not receive additional input. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Child Language, English, Language Enrichment, Language Patterns, Longitudinal Studies, Oral Language, Sentence Structure, Toddlers, Verbs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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