Individual differences in pronoun reversal: Evidence from two longitudinal case studies

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 162-191

  Evans, Karen E ^a   Demuth, Katherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS;

EID: 82955205786     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000911000043     Document Type: Article

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