Constructing Subject-Verb Agreement in Speech: The Role of Semantic and Morphological Factors

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 186-215

  Vigliocco, Gabriella ^a   Butterworth, Brian ^b   Semenza, Carlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 0000268207     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmla.1995.1009     Document Type: Article

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