Concatenative and nonconcatenative plural formation in L1, L2, and heritage speakers of Arabic

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 854-871

  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 speakers; L2 learners; Plural morphology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908256796     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/modl.12126     Document Type: Article

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