Word class distinctions in second language acquisition: An experimental study of L2 Spanish

Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-29

  Zyzik, Eve ^a   Azevedo, Clara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67649651677     PISSN: 02722631     EISSN: 14701545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0272263109090019     Document Type: Article

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