A silent finn, a silent Finno-Ugric, or a silent Nordic? A comparative study of Estonian, Finnish, and Swedish mother-adolescent interactions

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 249-265

  Tulviste, Tiia ^a   Mizera, Luule ^b   De Geer, Boel ^b   Tryggvason, Marja Terttu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0038600635     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716403000146     Document Type: Review

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