Recognition of amodal language identity emerges in infancy

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 90-94

  Lewkowicz, David J ^a   Pons, Ferran ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

infants; language; multisensory; perceptual development

Indexed keywords

AMODAL LANGUAGE IDENTITY; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; RECOGNITION; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 84876067366     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025412467582     Document Type: Article

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