Sampling context affects MLU in the language of adolescents with Down syndrome

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 325-337

  Miles, Sally ^a,b   Chapman, Robin ^a   Sindberg, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child language disorders; Down syndrome; Language assessment; Language samples; MLU

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GRAMMAR; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; NARRATIVE; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHONETICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33747830883     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2006/026)     Document Type: Article

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