Opposite effects of accentuation and deaccentuation on verification latencies for Given and New information

Language and Cognitive Processes

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 1987, Pages 145-163

  Nooteboom, S G ^a  

^a Institute for Perception Research Eindhoven   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84938377890     PISSN: 01690965     EISSN: 14640732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01690968708406928     Document Type: Article

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