Effect of sentence length and complexity on working memory performance in Hungarian children with specific language impairment (SLI): A cross-linguistic comparison

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 653-673

  Marton, Klara ^a,b   Schwartz, Richard G ^b   Farkas, Lajos ^c   Katsnelson, Valeriya ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross linguistic analysis; Executive functions; Specific language impairment (SLI); Verbal working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33750553825     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820500420418     Document Type: Article

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