Acquiring a Variable Structure: An Interlanguage Analysis of Second Language Mood Use in Spanish

Language Learning

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 373-402

  Gudmestad, Aarnes ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interlanguage; L2 development; Mood distinction; Spanish; Subjunctive; Variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860699411     PISSN: 00238333     EISSN: 14679922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2012.00696.x     Document Type: Article

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