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Kharkhurin, A.V. (2007). The Role of Cross-Linguistic and Cross-Cultural Experiences in Bilinguals' Divergent Thinking. In: Kecskes, I., Albertazzi, L. (eds) Cognitive Aspects of Bilingualism. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5935-3_6

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