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An historical observation on “Why ‘Mama’ and ‘Papa’?”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

David Ingram
David Ingram*
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University of British Columbia
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Department of Linguistics, 369-1866 Main Mall, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z1, Canada.
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Journal of Child Language , Volume 18 , Issue 3 , October 1991 , pp. 711 - 713
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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