Necessity versus sufficiency: The role of input in language acquisition

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-140

  Ruben, Robert J ^a   Schwartz, Richard ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical period; Language development; Outcome measure; Sensitive period

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOUND TRANSMISSION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VERBAL MEMORY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; COCHLEAR IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033557436     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(98)00132-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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