Age sensitivity in the acquisition of lexical tone production: Evidence from children with profound congenital hearing impairment after cochlear implantation

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 258-265

  Lee, Kathy Y S ^a   Van Hasselt, Charles Andrew ^a   Tong, Michael C F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cantonese; Cochlear implant; Lexical tone acquisition; Sensitive age

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; CONGENITAL DEAFNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFANT; LEXICAL TONE PRODUCTION; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUND; SOUND TRANSMISSION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950854865     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348941011900409     Document Type: Article

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