Influence of thematic relations on the comprehension of modifier-noun combinations

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-87

  Gagné, Christina L ^a   Shoben, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0031540772     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.23.1.71     Document Type: Article

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