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Understanding the semantic functions of but in middle childhood: the role of text- and sentence-level comprehension abilities

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Understanding the semantic functions of but in middle childhood: the role of text- and sentence-level comprehension abilities. / Florit, Elena; Cain, Kate; Levorato, Maria Chiara.
In: First Language, Vol. 37, No. 2, 01.04.2017, p. 109-129.

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Florit, E, Cain, K & Levorato, MC 2017, 'Understanding the semantic functions of but in middle childhood: the role of text- and sentence-level comprehension abilities', First Language, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 109-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/0142723716678383

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Florit, E., Cain, K., & Levorato, M. C. (2017). Understanding the semantic functions of but in middle childhood: the role of text- and sentence-level comprehension abilities. First Language, 37(2), 109-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/0142723716678383

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Florit E, Cain K, Levorato MC. Understanding the semantic functions of but in middle childhood: the role of text- and sentence-level comprehension abilities. First Language. 2017 Apr 1;37(2):109-129. Epub 2016 Nov 22. doi: 10.1177/0142723716678383

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Florit, Elena ; Cain, Kate ; Levorato, Maria Chiara. / Understanding the semantic functions of but in middle childhood : the role of text- and sentence-level comprehension abilities. In: First Language. 2017 ; Vol. 37, No. 2. pp. 109-129.

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