Aspects of second-language transfer in the oral production of Egyptian and Palestinian heritage speakers

International Journal of Bilingualism

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 244-273

  Albirini, Abdulkafi ^a   Benmamoun, Elabbas ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Arabic; heritage; morphology; second language transfer; syntax

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900515416     PISSN: 13670069     EISSN: 17566878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367006912441729     Document Type: Article

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