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Parsing preferences and individual differences in nonnative sentence processing: Evidence from eye movements

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Parsing preferences and individual differences in nonnative sentence processing: Evidence from eye movements. / Cheng, Yesi; Rothman, Jason; Cunnings, Ian.
In: Applied Psycholinguistics, Vol. 42, No. 1, 31.01.2021, p. 129-151.

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Cheng, Y, Rothman, J & Cunnings, I 2021, 'Parsing preferences and individual differences in nonnative sentence processing: Evidence from eye movements', Applied Psycholinguistics, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 129-151. https://doi.org/10.1017/S014271642000065X

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Cheng, Y., Rothman, J., & Cunnings, I. (2021). Parsing preferences and individual differences in nonnative sentence processing: Evidence from eye movements. Applied Psycholinguistics, 42(1), 129-151. https://doi.org/10.1017/S014271642000065X

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Cheng Y, Rothman J, Cunnings I. Parsing preferences and individual differences in nonnative sentence processing: Evidence from eye movements. Applied Psycholinguistics. 2021 Jan 31;42(1):129-151. doi: 10.1017/S014271642000065X

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Cheng, Yesi ; Rothman, Jason ; Cunnings, Ian. / Parsing preferences and individual differences in nonnative sentence processing : Evidence from eye movements. In: Applied Psycholinguistics. 2021 ; Vol. 42, No. 1. pp. 129-151.

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