The robustness of aptitude effects in near-native second language acquisition

Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 481-509

  Abrahamsson, Niclas ^a   Hyltenstam, Kenneth ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 55549126853     PISSN: 02722631     EISSN: 14701545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S027226310808073X     Document Type: Article

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