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Publication Date: 1983-Mar
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Dialectic Use of Causative Verbs: You Can't 'Take' It with You.
Abkarian, G. G.
Applied Psycholinguistics, v4 n1 p47-67 Mar 1983
Evaluates productive usage of 48 adult subjects of the causative verbs "bring" and "take." Results reveal that one quarter of the subjects employed standard usage and one third employed a "bring" over-extension, while the rest did not routinely employ standard, deictically based source or goal distinctions. (EKN)
Descriptors: College Students, English, Language Patterns, Language Research, Psycholinguistics, Standard Spoken Usage, Verbs
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