The influence of contextual information on the resolution of ambiguous pronouns by younger and older adults

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 293-317

  Leonard, Carol L ^a   Waters, Gloria S ^b   Caplan, David ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031325259     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0142716400010493     Document Type: Article

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