Social interaction and early language development in deaf children

Deafness and Education International

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-11

  Harris, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contingent naming; Mother child communication; Responsive looking; Social interaction; Spontaneous looking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003674257     PISSN: 14643154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146431500790561260     Document Type: Article

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