Retention of word meanings inferred from context and sentence-level translations: Implications for the design of beginning-level CALL software

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 533-544

  Grace, Caroline A ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4544381869     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1998.tb05541.x     Document Type: Article

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