Effects of antecedent order and semantic context on Chinese pronoun resolution

Hsuan-Chih Chen; Him Cheung; Siu Lam Tang; Yuk Tak Wong

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journal article May 01, 2000

Effects of antecedent order and semantic context on Chinese pronoun resolution

Hsuan-Chih Chen Him Cheung Siu Lam Tang Yuk Tak Wong

Memory & Cognition Vol. 28 No. 3 pp. 427-438 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Hsuan-Chih Chen, Him Cheung, Siu Lam Tang, et al. (2000). Effects of antecedent order and semantic context on Chinese pronoun resolution. Memory & Cognition, 28(3), 427-438. https://doi.org/10.3758/bf03198558

Effects of antecedent order and semantic context on Chinese pronoun resolution

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