Comprehension and production of French object clitics by child second language learners and children with specific language impairment

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 363-391

  Grüter, Theres ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 23944459599     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716405050216     Document Type: Article

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