Using a corpus-based lexicogrammatical approach to grammar instruction in EFL and ESL contexts

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-78

  Liu, Dilin ^a   Jiang, Ping ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 60149100772     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2009.00828.x     Document Type: Article

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