Gender differences in young children's speech: The acquisition of sociolinguistic competence

International Journal of Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 222-233

  Ladegaard, Hans J ^a   Bleses, Dorthe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 4344563662     PISSN: 08026106     EISSN: 14734192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1473-4192.00045     Document Type: Article

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