Communicative intentions and language: Evidence from right-hemisphere damage and autism

Brain and Language

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-69

  Sabbagh, Mark A ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BRAIN INJURY; COMPREHENSION; CONVERSATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; REVIEW; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0033569475     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brln.1999.2139     Document Type: Article

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