Spoken persuasive discourse abilities of adolescents with acquired brain injury

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 264-275

  Moran, Catherine ^a   Kirk, Cecilia ^b   Powell, Emma ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c Accident Compensation Corporation   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Brain injury; Discourse analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84863816979     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2011/10-0114)     Document Type: Article

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