Nonword repetitions of children with specific language impairment: Exploration of some explanations for their inaccuracies

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 279-309

  Edwards, Jan ^a   Lahey, Margaret ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0040757851     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0142716400010079     Document Type: Article

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