Use of the mutual exclusivity assumption by young word learners

Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-275

  Markman, Ellen M ^a   Wasow, Judith L ^a   Hansen, Mikkel B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141884266     PISSN: 00100285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-0285(03)00034-3     Document Type: Article

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