Production, comprehension, and synthesis: A communicative perspective on language

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue MAY, 2013, Pages

  Ramscar, Michael ^a   Baayen, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 84878942406     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00233     Document Type: Note

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