From synonyms to homonyms: Exploring the role of metarepresentation in language understanding

Developmental Science

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 428-441

  Garnham, Wendy A ^a   Brooks, Julie ^b   Garnham, Alan ^b   Ostenfeld, Anne Marie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034344416     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00137     Document Type: Article

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