Americans' talk to dogs: Similarities and differences with talk to infants

Research on Language and Social Interaction

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 183-210

  Mitchell, Robert W ^a  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035588182     PISSN: 08351813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327973RLSI34-2_2     Document Type: Article

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