Thematic Roles as Verb-specific Concepts

Language and Cognitive Processes

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 137-176

  McRae, Ken ^a   Ferretti, Todd R ^a   Amyote, Liane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0031511049     PISSN: 01690965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/016909697386835     Document Type: Article

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