I saw the real Father Christmas! Children's everyday uses of the words real, really, and pretend

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 445-455

  Bunce, Louise ^a   Harris, Margaret ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 65749265029     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151007X258733     Document Type: Article

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