Sentence imitation as a tool in identifying expressive morphosyntactic difficulties in children with severe speech difficulties

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 691-702

  Seeff Gabriel, Belinda ^a   Chiat, Shula ^a   Dodd, Barbara ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Morphosyntax; Sentence imitation; Speech difficulties

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHONETICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH ARTICULATION TESTS; SPEECH DISORDERS;

EID: 77957924991     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13682820903509432     Document Type: Article

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