Investigating the L2 initial state: Additional evidence from the production and comprehension of Afrikaans-speaking learners of German

Inquiries in Linguistic Development: In Honor of Lydia White

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 89-114

  Grüter, Theres ^a   Conradie, Simone ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33748090369     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1075/z.133     Document Type: Chapter

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