Investigating the performance of alternative types of grammar items

Language Testing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-97

  Dávid, Gergely ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

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EID: 33846967502     PISSN: 02655322     EISSN: 14770946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265532207071512     Document Type: Article

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