Effects of familiarity on idiom comprehension in African American and European American fifth graders

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-151

  Qualls, Constance Dean ^a   Harris, Joyce L ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cultural differences; Differential language exposure; Familiarity; Idiom comprehension; Language development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033243095     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461.3002.141     Document Type: Article

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