The age-length-onset problem in research on second language acquisition among immigrants

Language Learning

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 671-692

  Stevens, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 33750595029     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2006.00392.x     Document Type: Article

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