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Orthography, reading, and dyslexia

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Orthography, reading, and dyslexia. Edited by Kavanagh James R. and Venezky Richard L.. Baltimore: University Park Press, 1980. Pp. xvii, 325.

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P. G. Patel*
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University of Ottawa

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Language , Volume 59 , Issue 3 , September 1983 , pp. 636 - 653
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Copyright © 1983 by Linguistic Society of America

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