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Psycholinguistic research in language intervention programming: The pronoun system

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This paper presents a linguistic analysis of the pronoun system in terms of binary semantic and syntactic features. A model is presented which indicates how these features serve to differentiate among the members of this set. A hypothetical order of development of these features is proposed, supported by developmental data. Suggestions are made regarding the possible relationship of the pronoun system to other areas of language. Finally, proposals are presented for the development of pronoun training procedures within the context of language training programs.

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  1. University of Kansas and Parsons State Hospital, Parsons, Kansas

    Carol L. Waryas

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This research was supported in part by Speech and Hearing grant HD 05088 and in part by CORE grant HD 02528.

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Waryas, C.L. Psycholinguistic research in language intervention programming: The pronoun system. J Psycholinguist Res 2, 221–237 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01067103

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