Temporal decentering and the development of temporal concepts

Language Learning

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 89-113

  McCormack, Teresa ^a   Hoerl, Christoph ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 56749160646     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2008.00464.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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