Multiple time-scales of language dynamics: An example from psycholinguistics

Ecological Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 269-285

  Raczaszek Leonardi, Joanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

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EID: 78249287580     PISSN: 10407413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407413.2010.517111     Document Type: Article

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