Exploring linguistic and narrative competence in Italian children with developmental language disorder: A comparative study with typically developing peers.
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a clinical condition characterised by language difficulties without cognitive or neurological impairments, leading to communication and learning challenges. The study explores the narrative and linguistic abilities of children with DLD and Typically Developin...
| Publicado en: | Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics Vol. 39; no. 12; pp. 1154 - 1169 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2025
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