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Mother-child interactions in Canada and Italy: linguistic responsiveness to late-talking toddlers

Luigi Girolametto University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Serena Bonifacio IRCCS Istituto per l'Infanzia, Trieste, Italy
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Cristiana Visini IRCCS Istituto per l'Infanzia, Trieste, Italy
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Elaine Weitzman The Hanen Centre, Toronto, Canada
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Elisabetta Zocconi IRCCS Istituto per l'Infanzia, Trieste, Italy
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Patsy Steig Pearce Centenary Health Centre, Toronto, Canada
Pages 153-171 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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