| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 315 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies on language acquisition ; 24
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Studies on language acquisition ; 24.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-312) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Inuktitut; Chapter 3 Time reference in Inuktitut; Chapter 4 The development of time reference in child language: A review of the literature; Chapter 5 Methodology; Chapter 6 Early verb development in Inuktitut; Chapter 7 Zero-marked verbs in early Inuktitut; Chapter 8 Aspectual suffixes in early Inuktitut; Chapter 9 Future temporal remoteness in early Inuktitut; Chapter 10 Past temporal remoteness in early Inuktitut; Chapter 11 Temporal adverbials and temporal clause coordination in early Inuktitut; Chapter 12 Summary and conclusions. |
| Summary |
This book presents a study of the development of time reference in young children acquiring Inuktitut as a first language. The first such study of an Eskimo-Aleut language, it makes a unique contribution to the tense-aspect acquisition literature with an. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Inuktitut language -- Temporal constructions.
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Inuktitut language. |
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Inuktitut language -- Acquisition.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Swift, Mary D., 1965- Time in child Inuktitut. Berlin ; New York : M. de Gruyter, ©2004 (DLC) 2004008874 |
| ISBN |
9783110197419 (electronic book) |
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3110197413 (electronic book) |
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9783110181203 (alkaline paper) |
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3110181207 (alkaline paper) |
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3110181207 (alkaline paper) |
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