The effect of thematic roles on pronoun use and frequency of reference continuation

Discourse Processes

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 137-162

  Arnold, Jennifer E ^a,b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 0038026581     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15326950DP3102_02     Document Type: Article

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