Inflectional morphology in a family with inherited specific language impairment

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-117

  Ullman, Michael T ^a   Gopnik, Myrna ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033238848     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0142716499001034     Document Type: Article

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