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Research Article

Typical acquisition by atypical children: Initial consonant cluster acquisition by Israeli Hebrew-acquiring children with cochlear implants

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Pages 771-794 | Received 05 May 2010, Accepted 02 Jun 2010, Published online: 10 Sep 2010

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