Speech Perception in Specific Language Impairment

The Handbook of Speech Perception

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 567-588

  Weismer, Susan Ellis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive functions; Comprehension processes; Phoneme perception; Specific language impairment; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890656178     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470757024.ch23     Document Type: Chapter

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