A Connectionist Model of the Arabic Plural System

Language and Cognitive Processes

Volumn 12, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 807-836

  Plunkett, Kim ^a   Nakisa, Ramin Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031315028     PISSN: 01690965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016909697386691     Document Type: Article

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