The use of psychological state words by late talkers at ages 3, 4, and 5 years

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-39

  Lee, Eliza Carlson ^a   Rescorla, Leslie ^a,b  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

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EID: 37349106856     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716408080028     Document Type: Article

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