Study abroad and changes in degree of foreign accent in children and adults

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 432-449

  Muñoz, Carmen ^a   Llanes, Àngels ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; Foreign accent; L2 pronunciation; Learning contexts; Study abroad

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894042713     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2014.12059.x     Document Type: Article

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