Children's and adults' everyday talk about surprise

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 461-475

  Bartsch, Karen ^a   Estes, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 0031519189     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.1997.tb00741.x     Document Type: Article

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