Once is Enough: N400 Indexes Semantic Integration of Novel Word Meanings from a Single Exposure in Context

Language Learning and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 278-302

  Borovsky, Arielle ^a   Elman, Jeffrey L ^a   Kutas, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84861629156     PISSN: 15475441     EISSN: 15473341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15475441.2011.614893     Document Type: Article

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