Representation and embodiment of meaning in L2 communication: Motion events in the speech and gesture of advanced L2 Korean and L2 English speakers

Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-224

  Choi, Soojung ^a   Lantolf, James P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 42449162946     PISSN: 02722631     EISSN: 14701545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0272263108080315     Document Type: Article

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