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Why is measuring communication difficult? A critical review of current speech pathology concepts and measures

Scott BarnesDepartment of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia;Department of Language and Cognition, University College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Steven BlochDepartment of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia;Department of Language and Cognition, University College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5355-8134
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Pages 219-236 | Received 08 Mar 2018, Accepted 05 Jul 2018, Published online: 23 Jul 2018

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Wei Zhang, Yi Liao & Hui Chang. (2023) Categorical perception of lexical tones in Chinese people with post-stroke aphasia. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics 37:12, pages 1069-1090.
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