The use of conversational repairs by African American preschoolers

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 461-474

  Stockman, Ida J ^a   Karasinski, Laura ^a   Guillory, Barbara ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Conversational repairs; Spontaneous speech

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNICATION; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MICHIGAN; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 55249116054     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2008/07-0095)     Document Type: Article

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