Language Influence on Children's Cognitive Number Representation

School Science and Mathematics

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 105-111

  Alsawaie, Othman N ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 79955909395     PISSN: 00366803     EISSN: 19498594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1949-8594.2004.tb17990.x     Document Type: Article

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