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Language and thought in bilinguals: the case of grammatical number and nonverbal classification preferences

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Language and thought in bilinguals: the case of grammatical number and nonverbal classification preferences. / Athanasopoulos, Panos; Kasai, Chise.
In: Applied Psycholinguistics, Vol. 29, No. 1, 01.01.2008, p. 105-123.

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Athanasopoulos, P & Kasai, C 2008, 'Language and thought in bilinguals: the case of grammatical number and nonverbal classification preferences', Applied Psycholinguistics, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 105-123. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716408080053

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Athanasopoulos, P., & Kasai, C. (2008). Language and thought in bilinguals: the case of grammatical number and nonverbal classification preferences. Applied Psycholinguistics, 29(1), 105-123. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716408080053

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Athanasopoulos P, Kasai C. Language and thought in bilinguals: the case of grammatical number and nonverbal classification preferences. Applied Psycholinguistics. 2008 Jan 1;29(1):105-123. doi: 10.1017/S0142716408080053

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Athanasopoulos, Panos ; Kasai, Chise. / Language and thought in bilinguals : the case of grammatical number and nonverbal classification preferences. In: Applied Psycholinguistics. 2008 ; Vol. 29, No. 1. pp. 105-123.

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