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Individual Differences in Anaphora Resolution: Language and cognitive effects
Edited by Georgia Fotiadou and Ianthi Maria Tsimpli
[Language Faculty and Beyond 18] 2023
► pp. 1–20

Individual Differences in Anaphora Resolution

An introduction

 | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
 | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | University of Cambridge
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Linguistic factors
  • 3.Individual differences and (non)-linguistic factors
  • 4.The current volume
  • What the readers will find useful
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
Published online: 2 November 2023
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https://doi.org/10.1075/lfab.18.intro
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