Multisign Combinations by Children with Intellectual Impairments: An Analysis of Language Skills

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 309-323

  Grove, Nicola ^a   Dockrell, Julie ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Intellectual impairment; Language development; Manual sign; Word order

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SEMANTICS; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; SEMANTICS; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH DISORDERS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0034168989     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4302.309     Document Type: Article

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