'Real' and apparent optionality in second language grammars: Finiteness and pronouns in null operator structures

Second Language Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 250-285

  Parodi, Teresa ^a   Tsimpli, Ianthi Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 22544435533     PISSN: 02676583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0267658305sr248oa     Document Type: Review

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