Development of verbal passive in Williams syndrome

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1294-1306

  Perovic, Alexandra ^a   Wexler, Kenneth ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Passive; Syntax; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LINEAR MODELS; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; VOCABULARY; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 77957552533     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/07-0188)     Document Type: Article

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