Abstractness and transparency in the mental lexicon
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ness and transparency in the mental lexicon William Marslen-Wilson, Lorraine Komisarjevsky Tyler, Rachelle Waksler, & Ldanne Older Birkbeck College, University of London. Department of Psychology, Malet St., London WCIE 7HX h a i l : ubjta38@cu.bbk.ac.uk
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تاریخ انتشار 2013