Language, cognition, and reality: Constructing shared meanings through communication

The Psychological Foundations of Culture

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 77-100

  Lau, Ivy Y M ^a   Lee, Sau Lai ^a   Chiu, Chi Yue ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84917742101     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410608994     Document Type: Chapter

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