Phonological features of child African American English

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 623-635

  Craig, Holly K ^a   Thompson, Connie A ^a   Washington, Julie A ^a   Potter, Stephanie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

African American English; Children's phonology; Cultural linguistic differences; Dialect

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PHONETICS; READING; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PHONETICS;

EID: 0037782276     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2003/049)     Document Type: Article

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