Writing and working memory: A summary of theories and findings

Writing: A Mosaic of New Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 125-140

  Thierry, Olive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

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EID: 84920507950     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203808481     Document Type: Chapter

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