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Hidajat, Lanny – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation studies the acquisition of verb argument structure in the basilectal subvariety of Jakarta Indonesian (henceforth, bJI). There are two characteristics of bJI that potentially affect the acquisition of verb argument structure. First, bJI sentences can surface not only in the full frame but also in truncated frames. Second, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Verbs, Linguistic Competence, Sentences
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Labelle, Guy – Langue Francaise, 1976
Compares data gathered for 5-year-olds in Montreal and Paris, and shows that the differences between the two communities are marginal in terms of the complexity of the acquisition process. Notable differences are observed in performance. (Text is in French.) (CDSH/CLK)
Descriptors: Child Language, Contrastive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, French
O'Donnell, Roy C. – Elementary English, 1974
Urges classroom teachers to examine the current language research and dialect discoveries in order to teach effectively.
Descriptors: Child Language, Dialect Studies, Elementary Education, Language Acquisition