Continuity in lexical and morphological development in Icelandic and English-speaking 2-year-olds

First Language

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 3-28

  Thordardottir, Elin T ^a   Weismer, Susan Ellis ^b   Evans, Julia L ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84998087239     PISSN: 01427237     EISSN: 17402344     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014272370202206401     Document Type: Article

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