Nonword span as a unique predictor of second-language vocabulary learning

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 867-873

  Cheung, Him ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 21444459637     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.32.5.867     Document Type: Article

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