The argument-structure complexity effect in children with specific language impairment: evidence from the use of grammatical morphemes in French

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 706-721

  Pizzioli, Fabrizio ^a   Schelstraete, Marie Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Argument structure; Sentence production; Specific language impairment (SLI)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH;

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT;

EID: 46949087882     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/050)     Document Type: Article

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