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Publication details [#20796]
Shepherd, Susan C. 1989. The impact of the child's world on pairing form and function in Antiguan Creole and English. In Kienpointer, Manfred. The pragmatics of argumentation. In : 277–288. : 113–127.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Annotation
A study of the influence of the child's world view (as opposed to the adult's world view) on pairing linguistic forms with their respective communicative functions. Analysis of children's use of modal verbs in Antiguan Creole and American English reveals cross-cultural similarities in pairing strategies.