Investigating the underlying causes of SLI: A non-sign repetition test in British Sign Language

Advances in Speech Language Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 347-355

  Marshall, Chloe R ^a   Denmark, Tanya ^a   Morgan, Gary ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British Sign Language; Non word repetition; Phonology; Specific language impairment; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751357902     PISSN: 14417049     EISSN: 17429528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14417040600970630     Document Type: Article

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