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Data from Russian help to determine in which languages the Possible Word Constraint applies. / Alexeeva, S.; Frolova, A.; Slioussar, N.

In: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, Vol. 46, No. 3, 2017, p. 629-640.

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Alexeeva, S, Frolova, A & Slioussar, N 2017, 'Data from Russian help to determine in which languages the Possible Word Constraint applies', Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 629-640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10936-016-9458-7

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Alexeeva, S., Frolova, A., & Slioussar, N. (2017). Data from Russian help to determine in which languages the Possible Word Constraint applies. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 46(3), 629-640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10936-016-9458-7

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Alexeeva S, Frolova A, Slioussar N. Data from Russian help to determine in which languages the Possible Word Constraint applies. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 2017;46(3):629-640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10936-016-9458-7

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Alexeeva, S. ; Frolova, A. ; Slioussar, N. / Data from Russian help to determine in which languages the Possible Word Constraint applies. In: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 2017 ; Vol. 46, No. 3. pp. 629-640.

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