Reanalysis in adult heritage language: New evidence in support of attrition

Studies in Second Language Acquisition

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 305-328

  Polinsky, Maria ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79956117565     PISSN: 02722631     EISSN: 14701545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S027226311000077X     Document Type: Article

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