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Extending an information processing model of language intensity effects

Mark A. Hamilton Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269–1085
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Becky L. Stewart Assistant Professor in the English and Communication Arts Department, Aquinas College, Grand Rapids, MI, 49506
Pages 231-246 | Published online: 22 May 2009

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