Constructing representations of arguments

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 794-810

  Britt, M Anne ^a   Larson, Aaron A ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038625448     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-596X(03)00002-0     Document Type: Article

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