Subject/object drop in the acquisition of Korean: A cross-linguistic comparison

Journal of East Asian Linguistics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 325-351

  Kim, Young Joo ^a  

^a Hong Ik University   (South Korea)

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EID: 34248731787     PISSN: 09258558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008304903779     Document Type: Article

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