The relation between teacher input and lexical growth of preschoolers

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 221-241

  Bowers, Edmond P ^a   Vasilyeva, Marina ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 79951769624     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716410000354     Document Type: Article

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