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Reading comprehension and vocabulary: is vocabulary more important for some aspects of comprehension? / Cain, Kate; Oakhill, Jane.
In: L'année Psychologique, Vol. 114, No. 4, 12.2014, p. 647-662.

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Cain K, Oakhill J. Reading comprehension and vocabulary: is vocabulary more important for some aspects of comprehension? L'année Psychologique. 2014 Dec;114(4):647-662. doi: 10.4074/S0003503314004035

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Cain, Kate ; Oakhill, Jane. / Reading comprehension and vocabulary : is vocabulary more important for some aspects of comprehension?. In: L'année Psychologique. 2014 ; Vol. 114, No. 4. pp. 647-662.

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