Three-month-olds prefer speech to other naturally occurring signals

Language Learning and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 241-257

  Shultz, Sarah ^a   Vouloumanos, Athena ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952861364     PISSN: 15475441     EISSN: 15473341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15475440903507830     Document Type: Article

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