Orthographic input and phonological representations in learners of chinese as a foreign language

Written Language and Literacy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-114

  Bassetti, Benedetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33845730602     PISSN: 13876732     EISSN: 15706001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/wll.9.1.07bas     Document Type: Article

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