The influence of bilingualism on speech production: A systematic review

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-24

  Hambly, Helen ^a   Wren, Yvonne ^a   McLeod, Sharynne ^b   Roulstone, Sue ^a,c  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bilingual; multilingual; perception; production; speech; speech sound disorder

Indexed keywords

CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH SOUND DISORDER;

ARTICULATION DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MULTILINGUALISM; PHONETICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VOCABULARY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872542222     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2012.00178.x     Document Type: Review

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