Morphological or syntactic deficits in near-native speakers? An assessment of some current proposals

Second Language Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 213-247

  Franceschina, Florencia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992796936     PISSN: 02676583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026765830101700301     Document Type: Article

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