Developmental changes in the incidence and likelihood of simultaneous talk during the first two years: A question of function

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 201-217

  Elias, Gordon ^a   Broerse, Jack ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE;

EID: 0030078640     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0305000900010151     Document Type: Article

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