Neighborhood density and word frequency predict vocabulary size in toddlers

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 670-683

  Stokes, Stephanie F ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Late talkers; Neighborhood density; Vocabulary development; Word frequency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TESTS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 77953349664     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/08-0254)     Document Type: Article

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