Constructions as categories of language

New Ideas in Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 70-86

  Goldberg, Adele E ^a   Casenhiser, Devin ^b   White, Tiffani R ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 34249704573     PISSN: 0732118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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