Episodic organization in discourse and valid measurement in the sciences

Journal of Quantitative Linguistics

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 127-144

  Oller Jr , John W ^a   Chen, Liang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 51249142036     PISSN: 09296174     EISSN: 17445035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09296170701379336     Document Type: Article

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