Comprehending negation: A study with adults diagnosed with high functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome

Intercultural Pragmatics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 421-444

  Schindele, Rebecca ^a   Lüdtke, Jana ^a   Kaup, Barbara ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 61949209962     PISSN: 1612295X     EISSN: 1613365X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IPRG.2008.021     Document Type: Article

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