Quantity recognition among speakers of an anumeric language

Cognitive Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 130-141

  Everett, Caleb ^a   Madora, Keren ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Linguistic relativity; Number; Numerical cognition; Pirah

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; RECOGNITION;

ADULT; COGNITION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84855781585     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2011.01209.x     Document Type: Article

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