Another piece of the puzzle: The emergence of the present perfect

Language Learning

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 375-422

  Bardovi Harlig, Kathleen ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031494043     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0023-8333.00015     Document Type: Article

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