Pick it up: a look at referential devices in Estonian child-directed speech
This paper compares the forms of expression of core verbal arguments in Estonian child-directed speech (CDS) with those in Estonian speech between adults (ADS). The data, consisting of nearly 600 utterances, is taken from a mother speaking to her two-year-old child, and two adult women speaking to e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Tartu Press
2015-12-01
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Series: | Eesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri |
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Online Access: | https://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/jeful/article/view/15185 |