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The Real-Time Comprehension of Idioms by Typical Children, Children with Specific Language Impairment and Children with Autism. 典型儿童、特殊语言障碍儿童和自闭症儿童对习语的实时理解。

Journal of speech pathology & therapy Pub Date : 2017-01-01 Epub Date: 2017-12-15 DOI: 10.4172/2472-5005.1000130

Matthew Walenski, Tracy Love

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