The yes/no test as a measure of receptive vocabulary knowledge

Language Testing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-98

  Mochida, Akira ^a   Harrington, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 29144447371     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0265532206lt321oa     Document Type: Article

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