Bilingualism and aging: Reversal of the cognate advantage in older bilingual adults

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 531-554

  Siyambalapitiya, Samantha ^a   Chenery, Helen J ^b   Copland, David A ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 70450250325     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716409090262     Document Type: Article

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