Knowledge of A/A′-dependencies on subject extraction with two types of infinitives in non-native Portuguese adult Bilingualism

International Journal of Bilingualism

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-140

  Rothman, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

A A ; Brazilian portugese; Inflected infinitives

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950698959     PISSN: 13670069     EISSN: 17566878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367006909103531     Document Type: Article

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