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Unknown Vocabulary Density and Reading Comprehension: Replicating Hu and Nation (2000)

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Unknown Vocabulary Density and Reading Comprehension: Replicating Hu and Nation (2000). / Kremmel, Benjamin; Indrarathne, Bimali; Kormos, Judit et al.
In: Language Learning, 27.11.2023.

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Kremmel, B, Indrarathne, B, Kormos, J & Suzuki, S 2023, 'Unknown Vocabulary Density and Reading Comprehension: Replicating Hu and Nation (2000)', Language Learning. https://doi.org/10.1111/lang.12622

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Kremmel, B., Indrarathne, B., Kormos, J., & Suzuki, S. (2023). Unknown Vocabulary Density and Reading Comprehension: Replicating Hu and Nation (2000). Language Learning. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/lang.12622

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Kremmel B, Indrarathne B, Kormos J, Suzuki S. Unknown Vocabulary Density and Reading Comprehension: Replicating Hu and Nation (2000). Language Learning. 2023 Nov 27. Epub 2023 Nov 27. doi: 10.1111/lang.12622

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Kremmel, Benjamin ; Indrarathne, Bimali ; Kormos, Judit et al. / Unknown Vocabulary Density and Reading Comprehension : Replicating Hu and Nation (2000). In: Language Learning. 2023.

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