Grammatical deviations in the spoken and written language of Hebrew-speaking children with hearing impairments

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 79-89

  Tur Kaspa, Hana ^a   Dromi, Esther ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Children with hearing impairments; Grammatical deviations; Language assessment; Spoken and written language

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035629021     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2001/007)     Document Type: Article

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