Pragmatic language skills in people with intellectual disabilities: A review

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-100

  Hatton, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERSATION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031979394     PISSN: 1326978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668259800033601     Document Type: Review

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