Empirical predictions from a general theory of signs

Discourse Processes

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-144

  Oller Jr , John W ^a   Chen, Liang ^a   Oller, Stephen D ^a   Pan, Ning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

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EID: 26444613282     PISSN: 0163853X     EISSN: 15326950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326950dp4002_2     Document Type: Article

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