Narrative transcription accuracy and reliability in two languages

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 178-188

  Heilmann, John ^a   Miller, Jon F ^b   Iglesias, Aquiles ^c   Fabiano Smith, Leah ^d   Nockerts, Ann ^b   Andriacchi, Karen Digney ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingual; Language sample analysis; Measurement properties; Narrative; Reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 44349096260     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TLD.0000318937.39301.76     Document Type: Article

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