English vocabulary development in bilingual kindergarteners: What are the best predictors?

Bilingualism

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-49

  Uchikoshi, Yuuko ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33750692288     PISSN: 13667289     EISSN: 14691841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1366728905002361     Document Type: Article

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