Advancedness and the development of relativization in L2 German: A curriculum-based longitudinal study

The Longitudinal Study of Advanced L2 Capacities

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 109-138

  Byrnes, Heidi ^a   Sinicrope, Castle ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 84921361698     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203871652     Document Type: Chapter

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