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Publication details [#6120]

Leonard, Lawrence B., M. Jeanne Wilcox, Kathleen C. Fulmer and G. Albyn Davis. 1978. Understanding indirect requests: An investigation of children's comprehension of pragmatic meanings. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research 21 (3) : 528–537.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

indirect speech act, comprehension of | indirect speech act, L1-acquisition of | requesting, comprehension of | requesting, L1-acquisition of

Annotation

The results of two experiments with four-, five-, and six-year-old children are discussed.