Effects of learning method and word type on acquiring vocabulary in an unfamiliar language

Language Learning

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-69

  Lotto, Lorella ^a   De Groot, Annette M B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0032388699     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9922.00032     Document Type: Article

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