Reading efficiency: A comparative study of English and Chinese orthographies

Reading Research and Instruction

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 301-317

  Lü, Xuehong ^a   Zhang, Jie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33750060061     PISSN: 08860246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19388079909558298     Document Type: Article

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