Measuring the Vocabulary Knowledge of Second Langauge Learners

RELC Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 12-25

  Read, John ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84965599757     PISSN: 00336882     EISSN: 1745526x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003368828801900202     Document Type: Article

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