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Processing negation without context – why and when we represent the positive argument

Ye TianLaboratorie de Linguistique Formelle, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Heather FergusonSchool of Psychology, University of Kent, Kent, UKView further author information
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Richard BrehenyDivision of Psychology and Language Sciences, University College London, London, UKView further author information
Pages 683-698 | Received 04 Apr 2015, Accepted 16 Dec 2015, Published online: 25 Apr 2016

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