Comparing productive vocabulary measures from the CDI and a systematic diary study

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 177-185

  Robinson, Byron F ^a   Mervis, Carolyn B ^a  

^a Department of Psychology ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PERIODICITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERIODICITY; RECORDS; TIME FACTORS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0033238044     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000998003663     Document Type: Article

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