The contribution of part-word phonological factors to the production of regular noun plural -s by children with and without specific language impairment

First Language

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 425-441

  Polite, Elgustus J ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

expressive language; phonological factors; preschool aged children; regular noun plural s; specific language impairment (SLI)

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455123739     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0142723711406431     Document Type: Article

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