Changes in thinking for speaking: A longitudinal case study

Modern Language Journal

Volumn 99, Issue S1, 2015, Pages 83-99

  Stam, Gale ^a  

^a NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gesture; L2 acquisition; Motion events; Speech; Thinking for speaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922983898     PISSN: 00267902     EISSN: 15404781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4781.2015.12180.x     Document Type: Article

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