Initial incidental acquisition of word order regularities: Is it just sequence learning?

Language Learning

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 221-244

  Williams, John N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78649420545     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2010.00607.x     Document Type: Article

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