The emotional basis of linguistic and nonlinguistic intonation: Implications for hemispheric specialization

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-28

  Snow, David ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ATTITUDE; BRAIN INJURY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMOTION; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033909938     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15326942DN1701_01     Document Type: Review

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