Does input influence uptake? Links between maternal talk, processing speed and vocabulary size in Spanish-learning children

Developmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Hurtado, Nereyda ^a   Marchman, Virginia A ^a   Fernald, Anne ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53949088921     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00768.x     Document Type: Article

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