A study of idiom comprehension in children with semantic-pragmatic difficulties. Part II: Between-groups results and discussion

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-44

  Kerbel, Debra ^a   De Montfort, Pam Grunwell ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Idiom comprehension; Language disorders; Semantic pragmatic difficulties

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PLAY; SEMANTICS; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE;

EID: 0031886631     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136828298247910     Document Type: Article

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