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Mothers' and fathers' speech to their young children: similar or different?*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2008

Barry McLaughlin ,
David White ,
Theresa McDevitt  and
Robert Raskin
Barry McLaughlin
Affiliation:
University of California, Santa Cruz
David White
Affiliation:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Theresa McDevitt
Affiliation:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Robert Raskin
Affiliation:
University of California, Santa Cruz
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Journal of Child Language , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , February 1983 , pp. 245 - 252
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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This research was supported by funds from the Research Committee, University of California, Santa Cruz. The authors wish to thank Diane Bridgeman, Cheryl Eppson, Dru Ramsey, Richard Harvey, Toni Moore, Peggy Kearney, and Douglas Chandler for their assistance at various phases of this project. Address for correspondence: Barry McLaughlin, Adlai Stevenson College, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064.

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