The processing and comprehension of wh-questions among second language speakers of German

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 603-636

  Jackson, Carrie N ^a   Bobb, Susan C ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70450228559     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S014271640999004X     Document Type: Article

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