Effect of orthographic processes on letter position encoding

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-116

  Pitchford, N J ^a   Ledgeway, T ^a   Masterson, J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38949134510     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2007.00363.x     Document Type: Article

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