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What are the functional units in reading? Evidence for statistical variation influencing word processing. / Smith, Alastair C.; Monaghan, Padraic.
Progress in Neural Processing: Connectionist Models of Neurocognition and Emergent Behavior . Vol. 20 Singapore: World Scientific, 2011. p. 159-172.

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Smith, AC & Monaghan, P 2011, What are the functional units in reading? Evidence for statistical variation influencing word processing. in Progress in Neural Processing: Connectionist Models of Neurocognition and Emergent Behavior . vol. 20, World Scientific, Singapore, pp. 159-172. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814340359_0011

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Smith, A. C., & Monaghan, P. (2011). What are the functional units in reading? Evidence for statistical variation influencing word processing. In Progress in Neural Processing: Connectionist Models of Neurocognition and Emergent Behavior (Vol. 20, pp. 159-172). World Scientific. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814340359_0011

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Smith AC, Monaghan P. What are the functional units in reading? Evidence for statistical variation influencing word processing. In Progress in Neural Processing: Connectionist Models of Neurocognition and Emergent Behavior . Vol. 20. Singapore: World Scientific. 2011. p. 159-172 doi: 10.1142/9789814340359_0011

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Smith, Alastair C. ; Monaghan, Padraic. / What are the functional units in reading? Evidence for statistical variation influencing word processing. Progress in Neural Processing: Connectionist Models of Neurocognition and Emergent Behavior . Vol. 20 Singapore : World Scientific, 2011. pp. 159-172

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