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Publication Date: 1992
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Epistemic Modality in French Children's Discourse: To Be Sure or Not to Be Sure?
Bassano, Dominique; And Others
Journal of Child Language, v19 n2 p389-413 Jun 1992
Examines the development of epistemic modality, with particular attention to how French children (four, six, and eight year olds) evaluate the conditions of use for modal expressions marking certainty and uncertainty. Results show that four and six year olds attribute certainty more often than eight year olds. (44 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Discourse Analysis, Epistemology, French, Responses, Videotape Recordings
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Language: English
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