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Individual Differences in Anaphora Resolution: Language and cognitive effectsEdited by Georgia Fotiadou and Ianthi Maria Tsimpli
[Language Faculty and Beyond 18] 2023
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Edited by Georgia Fotiadou and Ianthi Maria Tsimpli
[Language Faculty and Beyond 18] 2023
► pp. 1–20
Individual Differences in Anaphora Resolution
An introduction
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Linguistic factors
- 3.Individual differences and (non)-linguistic factors
- 4.The current volume
- What the readers will find useful
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Acknowledgments -
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