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Conditional statements in young children's spontaneous speech*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2008

Ann E. McCabe ,
Susan Evely ,
Rona Abramovitch ,
Carl M. Corter  and
Debra J. Pepler
Ann E. McCabe
Affiliation:
University of Windsor
Susan Evely
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
Rona Abramovitch
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
Carl M. Corter
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
Debra J. Pepler
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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Journal of Child Language , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , February 1983 , pp. 253 - 258
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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We thank Linda J. Bebout for comments on an earlier draft. A version of this paper was presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, Mass., April 1981. Address for correspondence: Ann. E. McCabe, Psychology Department, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4.

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