An examination of the associations among multiple memory systems, past tense, and vocabulary in typically developing 5-year-old children

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 989-1006

  Lum, Jarrad A G ^a   Kidd, Evan ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Declarative memory; Past tense; Procedural memory; Vocabulary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84866255050     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2011/10-0137)     Document Type: Article

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