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Olson, D.R., Antonietti, A., Liverta-Sempio, O., Marchetti, A. (2006). The Mental Verbs in Different Conceptual Domains and in Different Cultures. In: Antonietti, A., Liverta-Sempio, O., Marchetti, A. (eds) Theory of Mind and Language in Developmental Contexts. The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24997-4_2

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