How similar are adult second language learners and Spanish heritage speakers? Spanish clitics and word order

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 167-207

  Montrul, Silvina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 77951212249     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S014271640999021X     Document Type: Article

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