The early stages in adult L2 syntax: Additional evidence from Romance speakers

Second Language Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 140-176

  Vainikka, Anne ^a   Young Scholten, Martha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001199737     PISSN: 02676583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026765839601200202     Document Type: Article

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