The role of the frequency of constituents in compound words: Evidence from Basque and Spanish

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1171-1176

  Duñabeitia, Jon Andoni ^a   Perea, Manuel ^b   Carreiras, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 38149078081     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193108     Document Type: Article

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