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Minimal Answers: Ellipsis, syntax and discourse in the acquisition of European PortugueseAna Lúcia Santos
[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders 48] 2009
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In this chapter, I argue that EP offers evidence that children are able to produce VPE very early on in the acquisition process. e evidence comes from verbal answers to yes-no questions, a context of VPE in root clauses which does not involve coordination.