Grammatical interference and the acquisition of ergative case in bilingual children learning Basque and Spanish

Bilingualism

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 315-331

  Austin, Jennifer ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35649022161     PISSN: 13667289     EISSN: 14691841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1366728907003094     Document Type: Article

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