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Action meets word : how children learn verbs /

Words are the building blocks of language. An understanding of how words are learned is thus central to any theory of language acquisition. This volume enters the uncharted waters of early verb learning, focusing on the foundations for verb learning, and how these foundations intersect with the burg...

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Other Authors:	Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy, Golinkoff, Roberta M.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:	OUP E-Books.
Subjects:	Language acquisition. Grammar, Comparative and general > Verb. Language Development Langage > Acquisition. Verbe (Linguistique) LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Psycholinguistics. Grammar, Comparative and general > Verb Language acquisition Taalverwerving. Werkwoorden. Kinderen. Electronic books.
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