The effect of working memory, semantic access, and listening abilities on the comprehension of conversational implicatures in L2 english

Pragmatics and Cognition

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 517-539

  Taguchi, Naoko ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coversational implicature; English as a second language; Listening; Memory; Semantic access

Indexed keywords

EID: 85047684086     PISSN: 09290907     EISSN: 15699943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/pc.16.3.05tag     Document Type: Article

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