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Peer reviewedYoussef, Valerie – Journal of Child Language, 1990
Assesses verb phrase development in three Trinidadian children in which Standard English and Trinidad Creole coexist. Adverbials were found to be crucial in delineating specific areas of semantic intent. (20 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Child Language, Creoles, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition
