Idiom comprehension in children: Are the effects of semantic analysability and context separable?

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-66

  Levorato, M Chiara ^a,c   Cacciari, Cristina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Dipto Psicol Sviluppo S   (Italy)

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EID: 0009899296     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713752299     Document Type: Article

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