Cochlear implant in the second year of life: Lexical and grammatical outcomes

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 382-394

  Caselli, Maria Cristina ^a   Rinaldi, Pasquale ^a   Varuzza, Cristiana ^b,c   Giuliani, Anna ^d   Burdo, Sandro ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^b BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c LUMSA UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comprehension and production; Grammar; Italian deaf preschoolers; Lexical; Unilateral and bilateral cochlear implants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; ITALY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNILATERAL HEARING LOSS;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMANS; ITALY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TESTS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859393960     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2011/10-0248)     Document Type: Article

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