Chapter 10 On the Combinatorial Semantics of Noun Pairs: Minor and Major Adjustments to Meaning

Advances in Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue C, 1991, Pages 241-284

  Wisniewski, Edward J ^a   Gentner, Dedre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 77956773199     PISSN: 01664115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4115(08)61536-8     Document Type: Article

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