Emergence of syntax: Commonalities and differences across children

Developmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-97

  Vasilyeva, Marina ^a   Waterfall, Heidi ^b   Huttenlocher, Janellen ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 37249010592     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00656.x     Document Type: Article

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