What about a (really) minimalist theory of language acquisition?

Linguistics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 541-570

  Longa, Víctor M ^a   Lorenzo, Guillermo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

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EID: 44949115912     PISSN: 00243949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/LING.2008.018     Document Type: Review

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