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McTear, Michael F. 1978. Repetition in child language: Imitation or creation? In Campbell, Robin N. and Philip T. Smith, eds. Recent advances in the psychology of language. Plenum Press. pp. 293–311.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

imitation | repetition in child language

Annotation

M. shows that children's repetitions are not necessarily imitations. Three main functions of repetitions are distinguished.