Number words, quantifiers, and principles of word learning

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 639-645

  Sullivan, Jessica ^a   Barner, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 80054752066     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.140     Document Type: Article

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