The role of language in the construction of kinds

Psychology of Learning and Motivation - Advances in Research and Theory

Volumn 39, Issue , 2000, Pages 201-263

  Gelman, Susan A ^a   Hollander, Michelle ^a   Star, Jon ^a   Heyman, Gail D ^a  

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EID: 35448938540     PISSN: 00797421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-7421(00)80035-3     Document Type: Article

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