Processing subject-verb agreement in a second language depends on proficiency

Bilingualism

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-98

  Hoshino, Noriko ^a   Dussias, Paola E ^a   Kroll, Judith F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953612899     PISSN: 13667289     EISSN: 14691841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1366728909990034     Document Type: Article

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