Structure, content, and language usage: How do exceptional and average storywriters differ?

High Ability Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-223

  McKeough, Anne ^a   Genereux, Randy ^a   Jeary, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 34548462963     PISSN: 13598139     EISSN: 1469834X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13598130601121433     Document Type: Article

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