Epilinguistic and metalinguistic phonological awareness may be subject to different constraints: Evidence from Hebrew

First Language

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 385-405

  Saiegh Haddad, Elinor ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Body coda; CV phonology; Epilinguistic awareness; Hebrew; Metalinguistic awareness

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949138224     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0142723707081730     Document Type: Article

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