Dominant Language Transfer in Spanish Heritage Speakers and Second Language Learners in the Interpretation of Definite Articles

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-94

  Montrul, Silvina ^a   Ionin, Tania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 84861927940     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2012.01278.x     Document Type: Article

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