The story of some: Everyday pragmatic inference by children and adults

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-132

  Feeney, Aidan ^a   Scrafton, Susan ^a   Duckworth, Amber ^b   Handley, Simon J ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2942675028     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0085792     Document Type: Article

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