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The effects of training on the grammar of preschool children

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    Isto Ruoppila (Professor of Developmental Psychology)

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This is a shortened version of a lecture given at a symposium in December 1971 organized by the Finnish authoritics, under the auspices of the Council of Europe.

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Ruoppila, I. The effects of training on the grammar of preschool children. IJEC 6, 25 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03176837

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