A longitudinal examination of early communicative development: Evidence from a parent-report questionnaire

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 572-592

  Longobardi, Emiddia ^a   Rossi Arnaud, Clelia ^a   Spataro, Pietro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

APTITUDE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INFANT; ITALY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 80051733348     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151010X523473     Document Type: Article

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