Explaining the "natural order of L2 morpheme acquisition" in English: A meta-analysis of multiple determinants

Language Learning

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 27-77

  Goldschneider, Jennifer M ^a,b   DeKeyser, Robert M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Department of Linguistics ^*  (United States)

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EID: 19944424484     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0023-8333.2005.00295.x     Document Type: Review

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