The influence of language proficiency and comprehension skill on situation-model construction

Discourse Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 289-327

  Zwaan, Rolf A ^a   Brown, Carol M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001677143     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01638539609544960     Document Type: Article

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