A database for semantic, grammatical, and frequency properties of the first words acquired by Italian children

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 525-530

  Rinaldi, Pasquale ^a   Barca, Laura ^a,b   Burani, Cristina ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

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EID: 12344321929     PISSN: 07433808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03195599     Document Type: Review

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