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  1. Division of Behavioral and Cultural Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio, 6900 North Loop 1604 West, San Antonio, Texas, 78249-0652, U.S.A.

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Graff, H.J. Introduction to Historical Studies of Literacy. Interchange 34, 123–131 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:INCH.0000015893.54858.f1

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