A linguistic analysis of simplified and authentic texts

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-30

  Crossley, Scotta A ^a   Louwerse, Maxm M ^b   McCarthy, Phillip M ^b   McNamara, Danielle ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 33846986377     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2007.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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