What atypical populations can reveal about language development: The contrast between deafness and Williams syndrome

Language and Cognitive Processes

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 219-239

  Volterra, Virginia ^a   Capirci, Olga ^a   Caselli, M Cristina ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; ITALY; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; PHONETICS; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMANTICS; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME; WRITING;

EID: 0035012190     PISSN: 01690965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01690960042000067     Document Type: Article

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