A test for measuring syntactic development in young children

Language Testing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-246

  Schlichting, J E P T L ^a   Spelberg, Henk C Lutje ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33750599785     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0265532203lt256oa     Document Type: Article

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