Empirical methods in signed language research

Human Cognitive Processing

Volumn 18, Issue , 2007, Pages 171-200

  Wilcox, Sherman ^a   Morford, Jill P ^a  

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EID: 80052270934     PISSN: 13876724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1075/hcp.18.14wil     Document Type: Chapter

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