The cradling bias in relation to pitch of maternal child-directed language

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 179-186

  Reissland, Nadja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034338779     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151000165634     Document Type: Article

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