Translation norms for English and Spanish: The role of lexical variables, word class, and L2 proficiency in negotiating translation ambiguity

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1029-1038

  Prior, Anat ^a   Macwhinney, Brian ^a   Kroll, Judith F ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 37349007335     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193001     Document Type: Article

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