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Peer reviewedRumain, Barbara – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1988
Considered article and noun position as syntactic cues indicating the focus of sentential negation in 7- and 10-year-olds and adults. Noun position and article independently influenced the focus of negation. Developmental differences in the uses of articles were related to the acquisition of mastery of the article system. (SKC)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Determiners (Languages)
