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Implications of language and speech deviations in classroom learning the role of the teacher summary chapter six brain damage and its effects on language and speech prenatal causes before birth perinatal causes during birth postnatal causes after birth congenital anomalies noncongenital causes summary chapter seven. Assessing languages for specific purposes cambridge. Dan demshar this is another article in the series what did first century disciples hear. Language assessment making inferences about language.
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