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Original Articles

Semantic knowledge fractionations: verbal propositions vs. perceptual input? Evidence from a child with Klinefelter syndrome

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Pages 105-127 | Received 07 Feb 2011, Accepted 05 Nov 2011, Published online: 27 Apr 2012

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