Tracing an L2 learner's motion constructions over time: A usage-based classroom investigation

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 612-628

  Li, Peiwen ^a   Eskildsen, Søren W ^b   Cadierno, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Motion constructions; Second language development; Usage based linguistics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900501076     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/modl.12091     Document Type: Article

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