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Levin, I., Aram, D. (2005). Children’s Names Contribute to Early Literacy a Linguistic and Social Perspective. In: Ravid, D.D., Shyldkrot, H.BZ. (eds) Perspectives on Language and Language Development. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-7911-7_17
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