Learnability, negative evidence and the L2 acquisition of the English passive

Second Language Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-101

  Izumi, Shinichi ^a   Lakshmanan, Usha ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33748375214     PISSN: 02676583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026765898675700455     Document Type: Article

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