Handling discourse: Gestures, reference tracking, and communication strategies in early L2

Language Learning

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 155-196

  Gullberg, Marianne ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33645157163     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0023-8333.2006.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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