Bilingual language learning: An ERP study relating early brain responses to speech, language input, and later word production

Journal of Phonetics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 546-557

  Garcia Sierra, Adrian ^a   Rivera Gaxiola, Maritza ^a   Percaccio, Cherie R ^a   Conboy, Barbara T ^b   Romo, Harriett ^c   Klarman, Lindsay ^a   Ortiz, Sophia ^c   Kuhl, Patricia K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 80053955692     PISSN: 00954470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wocn.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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