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Decrement in the understanding of big among English-and Spanish-speaking children*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2008

Paul L. Harris  and
Leonor Folch
Paul L. Harris
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
Leonor Folch
Affiliation:
University of Oxford
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Journal of Child Language , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , October 1985 , pp. 685 - 690
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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