Comparing French syllabification in preliterate children and adults

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 341-367

  Goslin, Jeremy ^a   Floccia, Caroline ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 33947362907     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0142716407070178     Document Type: Article

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