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Special Issue In Memoriam: Adele MiccioEdited by: Thomas W. Powell, Martin J. Ball & Nicole Müller

The Word Complexity Measure: Description and application to developmental phonology and disorders

Carol Stoel-Gammon University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 271-282 | Received 08 Nov 2009, Accepted 20 Dec 2009, Published online: 26 Mar 2010

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