13.3295, Qs: Lang Acquisition, Comparatives

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-13-3295. Fri Dec 13 2002. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 13.3295, Qs: Lang Acquisition, Comparatives

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1)
Date:  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:36:42 +0000
From:  Katharine Beals <beals at autism-language-therapies.com>
Subject:  language acquisition by autistic children

2)
Date:  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:39:50 +0000
From:  Linnaea Stockall <l_stock at mit.edu>
Subject:  words for 'more' & 'less'

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:36:42 +0000
From:  Katharine Beals <beals at autism-language-therapies.com>
Subject:  language acquisition by autistic children

In connection with a grammar training project at
http://www.autism-language-therapies.com I am looking for references
on language acquisition by autistic children, particularly in the
areas of morphology and syntax.

Thanks!


-------------------------------- Message 2 -------------------------------

Date:  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 09:39:50 +0000
From:  Linnaea Stockall <l_stock at mit.edu>
Subject:  words for 'more' & 'less'

I'm trying to collect comparitives from as many languages as
possible. I'm most interested in 'more' and 'less'. I'm hoping to find
two things: (1) other languages that have a 'more'/'-er'-type
alternation for either the positive or the negative comparitive and
(2)languages in which one or more comparitive is morphologically
complex.

I'll happily post a summary of responses.

Thanks,

Linnaea

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