Bilingual children with language impairment: A comparison with monolinguals and second language learners

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-19

  Gutiérrez Clellen, Vera F ^a   Simon Cereijido, Gabriela ^a   Wagner, Christine ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Salinas School District   (United States)

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EID: 37349083643     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716408080016     Document Type: Article

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