Word learning by preschoolers with SLI: Effect of phonotactic probability and object familiarity

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1289-1300

  Gray, Shelley ^a   Brinkley, Shara ^a   Svetina, Dubravka ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Object familiarity; Phonotactic probability; Preschoolers; Specific language impairment; Word learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHONATION; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; RECOGNITION; RECREATION;

CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PHONATION; PHONETICS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROBABILITY; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84867055506     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2012/11-0095)     Document Type: Article

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