Phonological memory and lexical, narrative, and grammatical skills in second language oral production by adult learners

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 377-402

  O'Brien, Irena ^a,e   Segalowitz, Norman ^b   Collentine, J O E ^c   Freed, Barbara ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Systematic Reviews Project Manager Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance   (Canada)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33749331044     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0142716406060322     Document Type: Article

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