The significance of names

Mind and Language

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 370-403

  Jeshion, Robin ^a,b  

^a HMNSS Building ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 69449094866     PISSN: 02681064     EISSN: 14680017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0017.2009.01367.x     Document Type: Article

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