Variable verb placement in second-language German and French: Evidence from production and elicited imitation of finite and nonfinite negated sentences

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 635-685

  Schimke, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

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EID: 82555165570     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716411000014     Document Type: Article

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