Explanations: A pragmatic basis for early child competence

Barbieri, Maria Silvia; Colavita, Federica; Scheuer, Nora

doi:10.1075/iprapip.3.1.04bar

Article published In: IPrA Papers in Pragmatics
Vol. 3:1 (1989) ► pp.129–154

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Explanations

A pragmatic basis for early child competence

Maria Silvia Barbieri

Federica Colavita

Nora Scheuer

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Published online: 1 January 1989

https://doi.org/10.1075/iprapip.3.1.04bar

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