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Publication details [#8394]

Savić, Svenka. 1978. Do grammatical and communicative competence develop in parallel fashion during the process of language acquisition by children? Proceedings of the International Congress of Linguists/Actes du Congrès International des Linguistes 12 : 716–720.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

communicative competence, L1-acquisition of | twin

Annotation

Children have difficulties in the acquisition of the markers for the speaker since parents use two different systems in addressing children and referring to them. Twins begin later, but gain control of the correct usage earlier than single children.