An Alternate MLU Calculation: Magnitude and Variability of Effects

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 156-164

  Johnston, Judith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Language assessment; Language samples; Mean length of utterance; MLU

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH; TIME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; SPEECH; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035258494     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2001/014)     Document Type: Article

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