Narrative in adolescent specific language impairment (SLI): A comparison with peers across two different narrative genres

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 583-605

  Wetherell, Danielle ^a   Botting, Nicola ^a   Conti Ramsden, Gina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Narrative; Specific language impairment (SLI)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STORYTELLING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; NARRATION; PEER GROUP; SEMANTICS;

EID: 34548336910     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682820601056228     Document Type: Article

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