Semantic category effects in second language word learning

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 369-383

  Finkbeiner, Matthew ^a   Nicol, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 0141767044     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716403000195     Document Type: Article

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