specific language
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspecificandlanguage
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specific
adjective
uk/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/us/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/
relating to one thing and not ...
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language
noun
uk/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/us/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, ...
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(Definition ofspecificandlanguagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Verbal working memory in sentence comprehension in children withspecificlanguageimpairment.
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The relevance ofspecificlanguageimpairment in understanding the role of transfer in second language acquisition.
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Present and future possibilities for defining a phenotype forspecificlanguageimpairment.
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A functional magnetic resonance imaging investigation of verbal working memory in adolescents withspecificlanguageimpairment.
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Clitic misplacement among normally developing children and children withspecificlanguageimpairment.
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Relationship between parenting behaviours andspecificlanguageimpairment in children.
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Howspecificlanguageimpairment manifests during infancy and toddlerhood is unclear.
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Faculty colleagues (inside and outside of computer science) often have an emotional preference for aspecificlanguagein the introductory course.
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In the former, it is presumed that the parties intend to create legal relations unless there isspecificlanguageindicating the contrary.
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Diagnostic accuracy and test-retest reliability of nonword repetition and digit span tasks administered to preschool children withspecificlanguageimpairment.
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Why do children withspecificlanguageimpairment name pictures more slowly than their peers?
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This seeking clarification of systems, as well as practicespecificlanguage, is integral to the success of 'joined up thinking and working' in domestic violence.
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Working memory capacity and language processes in children withspecificlanguageimpairment.
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Relation of working memory to off-line and real-time sentence processing in children withspecificlanguageimpairment.
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A method for studying the generalized slowing hypothesis in children withspecificlanguageimpairment.
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Verbal working memory and sentence comprehension in children withspecificlanguageimpairment.
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In many situations, it is clear that onespecificlanguagehas to be selected exclusively for production.
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This makes it possible to separatespecificlanguagefeatures from the specialization kernel.
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