Building an assessment use argument for sign language: The BSL nonsense sign repetition test

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-258

  Mann, Wolfgang ^a,b   Marshall, Chlö R ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Deaf education; Non word repetition; Phonology; Sign bilingualism

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749112949     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13670050903474127     Document Type: Article

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