Phonological development in children learning Finnish: A review

First Language

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 342-363

  Saaristo Helin, Katri ^a   Kunnari, Sari ^a   Savinainen Makkonen, Tuula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finnish; phonological acquisition; phonotactics

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961088487     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0142723710396793     Document Type: Article

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