Compound formation is constrained by morphology: A reply to seidenberg, macdonald & haskell

Mental Lexicon

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 176-187

  Berent, Iris ^a   Pinker, Steven ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 69849127820     PISSN: 18711340     EISSN: 18711375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/ml.3.2.02ber     Document Type: Article

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