The initial stages of first-language acquisition begun in adolescence: When late looks early

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 391-414

  Ramírez, Naja Ferjan ^a   Lieberman, Amy M ^a   Mayberry, Rachel I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE TEST; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUE; SIGN LANGUAGE;

ADOLESCENT; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SIGN LANGUAGE; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84873419561     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000911000535     Document Type: Article

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