Using an observational framework to investigate adult language input to young children in a naturalistic environment

Child Language Teaching and Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 307-324

  Andersen, Claire Elizabeth ^a   Marinac, Julie V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced talkers; Communicative intent; Development; Language; Parental expectation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35948971460     PISSN: 02656590     EISSN: 14770865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265659007080684     Document Type: Article

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