Language in the Balance: Lexical Repetition as a Function of Topic, Cultural Background, and Writing Development

Language Learning

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 437-476

  Reynolds, Dudley W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 0035602485     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0023-8333.00161     Document Type: Article

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