The use of relative clauses by children with language impairment

Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics

Volumn 20, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 539-546

  Hesketh, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Relative clauses; Specific language impairment; Syntax

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NARRATION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750327970     PISSN: 02699206     EISSN: 14645076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699200500266398     Document Type: Conference Paper

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