Wording effects in survey research using meta-analysis to explain the forbid/allow asymmetry

Journal of Quantitative Linguistics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-40

  Holleman, Bregje ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0009435703     PISSN: 09296174     EISSN: 17445035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jqul.6.1.29.4145     Document Type: Article

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