Motion-verb Generalizations in English and Spanish: Influences of Language and Syntax

Psychological Science

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 363-369

  Naigles, Letitia R ^a   Terrazas, Paula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0347601904     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00069     Document Type: Article

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