Access to UG and language transfer: A study of L2 learners' interpretation of reconstruction in Chinese

Second Language Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-72

  Ying, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 20944446613     PISSN: 02676583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026765899672835412     Document Type: Article

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