mine!

Sat Oct 18 16:33:24 UTC 2003

The following papers may be relevant, although
both papers do not report the age of the onset:

Deutsch, W., & Budwig, N. (1983). Form and function
in the development of possessives. Papers and reports
on Child Language Development, 22, 36-42.

Oshima-Takane, Y. (1995). Development of possessive
forms in English-speaking children: Functional approach.
Japanese Psychological Research, 37,59-69.

Yuriko Oshima-Takane

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From: "Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith" <a.karmiloff-smith at ich.ucl.ac.uk>
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Subject: mine!

> At what age do toddlers start saying "my/mine" etc. and, later, what
> age do they understand the concept of property ownership? Please can
> people point me to relevant research.
> Many thanks
> Annette
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