Complex grammar in Williams syndrome

Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 729-745

  Perovic, Alexandra ^a   Wexler, Ken ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

A chains; Binding; Grammar; Raising; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 34548105429     PISSN: 02699206     EISSN: 14645076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699200701541409     Document Type: Article

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