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On the temporal contour of child language: a reply to Rispoli & Bloom*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2009

Carlota S. Smith  and
Richard M. Weist
Carlota S. Smith
Affiliation:
University of Texas and Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
Richard M. Weist*
Affiliation:
State University of New York College at Fredonia
*
Department of Psychology, State University of New York College at Fredonia, Fredonia, NY 14063, USA.
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Journal of Child Language , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , June 1987 , pp. 387 - 392
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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The order of the authors' names is determined by alphabetical order. The work of Smith was underwritten by the Spencer Foundation when the author was a Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences; this support is gratefully acknowledged. We wish to thank Martin Braine and Wesley Jacobsen for helpful discussions.

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