Cultural differences in beliefs and practices concerning talk to children

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 916-926

  Johnston, Judith R ^a   Wong, M Y Anita ^a  

^a School of Audiology and Speech Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child directed talk; Chinese parents; Cross cultural; Early language intervention; Family centered

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORTH AMERICA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036789401     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2002/074)     Document Type: Article

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