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Gerhardt, Julie; Savasir, Iskender – Language in Society, 1986
Examination of the use of the simple present verb tense by three-year-old children (N=2) indicates that analyses in terms of tense or aspect are not adequate to account for its use. Results indicate a need to recognize the way in which the form implicitly refers to norms and thereby entails a type of impersonal motivation. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Child Language, Discourse Analysis, English, Language Acquisition