Children's discourse person, space and time across languages - Hickmann, Maya (Cambridge University Press, 2003)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 350-382) and indexes
Introduction -- pt. I. Available theories and data -- Theoretical issues -- Cross-linguistic invariants and variations -- Coherence and cohesion in discourse development -- Children's marking of information status : referring expressions and clause structure -- The acquisition of spatial and temporal-aspectual devices -- pt. II. Cross-linguistic study of children's narratives -- Methodological issues -- Animate entities -- Space -- Time -- Conclusions