Spanish-english articulation and phonology of 4- and 5-year-old preschool children: An initial investigation

Communication Disorders Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-14

  Brice, Alejandro E ^a   Carson, Cecyle K ^b   Dennis O'Brien, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingual language development; Bilingual phonology development; Preschool language; Spanish English articulation; Spanish English phonology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; PHONATION; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350532576     PISSN: 15257401     EISSN: 15384837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1525740108327447     Document Type: Article

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