Cross-linguistic developmental evidence of implicit causality in visual perception and cognition verbs.

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Franco, F., Levorato, C., Tasso, A. and Russell, J. 2000. Cross-linguistic developmental evidence of implicit causality in visual perception and cognition verbs. in: Perkins, M. and Howard, S. (ed.) New directions in language development and disorders. New York Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. pp. 189-198
Chapter titleCross-linguistic developmental evidence of implicit causality in visual perception and cognition verbs.
AuthorsFranco, F., Levorato, C., Tasso, A. and Russell, J.
Research GroupLanguage, Learning and Cognition group
Page range189-198
Book titleNew directions in language development and disorders.
EditorsPerkins, M. and Howard, S.
PublisherKluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Place of publicationNew York
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Print2000
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Collection of selected papers presented at the 1998 Child Language Seminar held at the University of Sheffield.

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