Evaluating the discriminant accuracy of a grammatical measure with Spanish-speaking children

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1209-1223

  Gutiérrez Clellen, Vera F ^a   Adelaida Restrepo, M ^b   Simón Cereijido, Gabriela ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Discriminant accuracy; Spanish speaking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 33847752263     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2006/087)     Document Type: Article

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