Age and proficiency in L2 attrition: Data from two siblings

Applied Linguistics

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-275

  Tomiyama, MacHiko ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 71949115064     PISSN: 01426001     EISSN: 1477450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/applin/amn038     Document Type: Article

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