Relative Clause Markers and Noun Heads of Relative Clauses in Thai Pre-school Children

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Kitima Indrambarya

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               This article aims at analyzing the presence of the relative clause markers and the types of noun heads of relative clauses found in Thai pre-school children. Spontaneous natural speech of children aged 2-5 were collected.  Results reveal that children prefer to use relative clauses with markers to those without markers. Moreover, four types of relative clause heads are as follows: noun phrases which are parts of sentences, isolated noun phrases, predicate nouns and null pronouns.  The use of all types of relative clause heads tend to increase as children grow older.

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