Feedforward, -backward, and neutral transparency measures for British English

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 220-227

  Spencer, Kenneth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMANTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFFECT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDBACK; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMANTICS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VOCABULARY;

EID: 65349126345     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BRM.41.1.220     Document Type: Article

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