Effects of variable input in the acquisition of plural in two dialects of Spanish

Lingua

Volumn 120, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1178-1193

  Miller, Karen ^a   Schmitt, Cristina ^b  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Comprehension; Plural; Spanish; Variable input

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949874844     PISSN: 00243841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lingua.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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