How does home language influence early spellings? Phonologically plausible errors of diglossic Malay children

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 535-552

  Jalil, Sajlia Binte ^a   Rickard Liow, Susan J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 52449135107     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716408080235     Document Type: Article

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