A Coding System for Describing Conversational Breakdowns in Preschool Children

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 300-309

  Yont, Kristine M ^a   Hewitt, Lynne E ^b   Miccio, Adele W ^c  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Contingent query sequences; Pragmatics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034359989     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360.0904.300     Document Type: Article

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