Grammar is background in sentence processing

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Grammar is background in sentence processing. / Christensen, Marie Herget; Kristensen, Line Burholt; Vinther, Nicoline Munck; Boye, Kasper.

In: Language and Cognition, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2021, p. 128-153.

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Christensen, MH, Kristensen, LB, Vinther, NM & Boye, K 2021, 'Grammar is background in sentence processing', Language and Cognition, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 128-153. https://doi.org/10.1017/langcog.2020.30

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Christensen, M. H., Kristensen, L. B., Vinther, N. M., & Boye, K. (2021). Grammar is background in sentence processing. Language and Cognition, 13(1), 128-153. https://doi.org/10.1017/langcog.2020.30

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Christensen MH, Kristensen LB, Vinther NM, Boye K. Grammar is background in sentence processing. Language and Cognition. 2021;13(1):128-153. https://doi.org/10.1017/langcog.2020.30

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Christensen, Marie Herget ; Kristensen, Line Burholt ; Vinther, Nicoline Munck ; Boye, Kasper. / Grammar is background in sentence processing. In: Language and Cognition. 2021 ; Vol. 13, No. 1. pp. 128-153.

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