Assertive and responsive conversational skills of Italian-speaking late talkers

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 607-623

  Bonifacio, Serena ^a   Girolametto, Luigi ^b   Bulligan, Manuela ^c   Callegari, Monica ^c   Vignola, Sandra ^c   Zocconi, Elisabetta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria ULSS 13   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assertiveness; Late talkers; Parent report; Pragmatics; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ASSERTIVENESS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34548304844     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820601084386     Document Type: Article

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