Deriving word meanings from context: Does explanation facilitate contextual analysis?

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-359

  Cain, Kate ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35648983517     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2007.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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