Specificity Effect: Evidence from Persian

Linguistic Review

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-142

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EID: 84937189121     PISSN: 01676318     EISSN: 16133676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/tlir.1999.16.2.125     Document Type: Article

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