TY - JOUR
T1 - Initial verbs of yeso questions
T2 - A different kind of general grammatical category
AU - Kuczaj, Stan A.
AU - Maratsos, Michael P.
PY - 1983/5
Y1 - 1983/5
N2 - The nature of grammatical categories has long been a subject of dispute for theorists of language development, just as the nature of concepts has long been a concern for theorists of cognitive development. 16 children were examined in the present study to determine their knowledge of placement privileges of auxiliary verb forms in yes-no questions. The purpose was to specify the grammatical category (if any) the auxiliary verb forms constituted early in development. Results suggest that the category of concern is a peculiar mixture of general and specific knowledge. Implications for theories of language and cognitive development are considered. (21 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
AB - The nature of grammatical categories has long been a subject of dispute for theorists of language development, just as the nature of concepts has long been a concern for theorists of cognitive development. 16 children were examined in the present study to determine their knowledge of placement privileges of auxiliary verb forms in yes-no questions. The purpose was to specify the grammatical category (if any) the auxiliary verb forms constituted early in development. Results suggest that the category of concern is a peculiar mixture of general and specific knowledge. Implications for theories of language and cognitive development are considered. (21 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
KW - knowledge of placement privileges of auxiliary verbs in yes-no questions, 2.4-5.5 yr olds
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U2 - 10.1037/0012-1649.19.3.440
DO - 10.1037/0012-1649.19.3.440
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0001364129
SN - 0012-1649
VL - 19
SP - 440
EP - 444
JO - Developmental psychology
JF - Developmental psychology
IS - 3
ER -