Children with developmental language impairment have vocabulary deficits characterized by limited breadth and depth

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 307-319

  McGregor, Karla K ^a   Oleson, Jacob ^b   Bahnsen, Alison ^c   Duff, Dawna ^a  

^a Speech and Hearing Center   (United States)

^b N320 CPHB   (United States)

^c Early ACCESS   (United States)

Author keywords

definitions; developmental language impairment; vocabulary

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84877262098     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.12008     Document Type: Article

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