Neurolinguistic development in deaf children: The effect of early language experience

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Leybaert, Jacqueline ^a   D'Hondt, Murielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cued speech; Deafness; Hemispheric specialization; Phonological representations

Indexed keywords

HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; LEFT HEMISPHERE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; INFANT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; META ANALYSIS; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEAFNESS; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; NEUROLINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING; PHONETICS; RISK FACTORS; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 0642343305     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020309074622     Document Type: Review

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