Language comprehension as structure building

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 417-436

  Giora, Rachel ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0030240973     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-2166(95)00071-2     Document Type: Review

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