Artificial language learning in adults and children

Language Learning

Volumn 60, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 188-220

  Folia, Vasiliki ^a   Uddén, Julia ^a   De Vries, Meinou ^a   Forkstam, Christian ^a   Petersson, Karl Magnus ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 78649437205     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2010.00606.x     Document Type: Article

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