The challenge: Some properties of language can be learned without linguistic input

Linguistic Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 417-421

  Goldin Meadow, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 37549025074     PISSN: 01676318     EISSN: 16133676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/TLR.2007.016     Document Type: Article

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