The L2 acquisition of a phonological variable: The case of /l/ deletion in French

Journal of French Language Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-24

  Howard, Martin ^a   LEMÉE, Isabelle ^b   Regan, Vera ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 43249149241     PISSN: 09592695     EISSN: 14740079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959269506002298     Document Type: Article

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