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The understanding of complex syntax in children with Down syndrome

2019-02-28

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<h4>Background: </h4> Down syndrome (DS) is associated with poor language skills that seem disproportionate to general nonverbal ability, but the nature and causes of this deficit are unclear. We assessed how individuals with DS understand complex linguistic constructions, and considered how cognitive ability and memory and impact the ability of those with DS to process these sentence types. <h4>Methods: </h4>: Th...

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Literature Corpus work: 67d270e6-e1a1-57de-875f-de9da63c4266
DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.14861.2

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