Mimesis and second language acquisition: A sociocultural perspective

Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-167

  McCafferty, Steven G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 42449111227     PISSN: 02722631     EISSN: 14701545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0272263108080297     Document Type: Article

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