Subcategory learning in normal and language learning-disabled adults: How much information do they need?

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1257-1266

  Richardson, Jessica ^a   Harris, Laurel ^a   Plante, Elena ^a   GerKen, Louann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental language disorders; Language; Learning syntax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; LINGUISTICS; MALE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LEARNING DISORDERS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 33847698551     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2006/090)     Document Type: Article

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