The Processing Role of Structural Constraints on the Interpretation of Pronouns and Anaphors

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 748-769

  Badecker, William ^a   Straub, Kathleen ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; READING; RECALL; SEMANTICS;

ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; READING; SEMANTICS;

EID: 85047672886     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.28.4.748     Document Type: Article

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