LEXTALE-FR a fast, free, and efficient test to measure language proficiency in French

Psychologica Belgica

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-37

  Brysbaert, Marc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 84876223964     PISSN: 00332879     EISSN: 2054670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5334/pb-53-1-23     Document Type: Article

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