Phonological generalizations in dyslexia: The phonological grammar may not be impaired

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 285-310

  Berent, Iris ^a   Vaknin Nusbaum, Vered ^b,c   Balaban, Evan ^d   Galaburda, Albert M ^e  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN GALILEE COLLEGE   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Hebrew; Onset clusters; Phonetics; Phonology; Sonority

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHONETICS; REACTION TIME; READING; SPEECH PERCEPTION; ARTICLE;

ADULT; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; ISRAEL; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHONETICS; REACTION TIME; READING; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84891137944     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: 14640627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2013.863182     Document Type: Article

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