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Probabilistic Cues to Grammatical Category in English Orthography and Their Influence During Reading

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Probabilistic Cues to Grammatical Category in English Orthography and Their Influence During Reading. / Arciuli, Joanne; Monaghan, Padraic.
In: Scientific Studies of Reading, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2009, p. 73-93.

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Arciuli, J & Monaghan, P 2009, 'Probabilistic Cues to Grammatical Category in English Orthography and Their Influence During Reading', Scientific Studies of Reading, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 73-93. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888430802633508

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Arciuli, J., & Monaghan, P. (2009). Probabilistic Cues to Grammatical Category in English Orthography and Their Influence During Reading. Scientific Studies of Reading, 13(1), 73-93. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888430802633508

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Arciuli J, Monaghan P. Probabilistic Cues to Grammatical Category in English Orthography and Their Influence During Reading. Scientific Studies of Reading. 2009;13(1):73-93. doi: 10.1080/10888430802633508

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Arciuli, Joanne ; Monaghan, Padraic. / Probabilistic Cues to Grammatical Category in English Orthography and Their Influence During Reading. In: Scientific Studies of Reading. 2009 ; Vol. 13, No. 1. pp. 73-93.

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