The basis of preference for lexical words in 6-month-old infants

Developmental Science

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 484-488

  Shi, Rushen ^a   Werker, Janet F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 0345358006     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00305     Document Type: Article

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