Generative approaches to language learning

Linguistics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-310

  Eisenbeiß, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 62449098823     PISSN: 00243949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/LING.2009.011     Document Type: Article

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