Statistical learning in children with specific language impairment

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 321-335

  Evans, Julia L ^a   Saffran, Jenny R ^b   Robe Torres, Kathryn ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Child language development; Child language disorders; Implicit learning; Specific language impairment; Statistical learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; LEARNING TEST; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUND; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LEARNING; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SPEECH;

EID: 65249154160     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/07-0189)     Document Type: Article

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