Nomenclature of category levels in graphic symbols, part II: Role of similarity in categorization

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 14-29

  Schlosser, Ralf W ^a  

^a HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); Concept formation; Graphic symbols; Language acquisition; Language development; Similarity

Indexed keywords

SENSORY FEEDBACK; VISION;

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC); BLISSYMBOLICS; PICTURE COMMUNICATION SYMBOLS (PCS);

SPEECH;

EID: 0031094236     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434619712331277808     Document Type: Article

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