On L3 acquisition and phonological permeability: A new test case for debates on the mental representation of non-native phonological systems

IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 275-296

  Amaro, Jennifer Cabrelli ^a   Rothman, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 77954996943     PISSN: 0019042X     EISSN: 16134141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/iral.2010.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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