The components of bilingual proficiency

International Journal of Bilingualism

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-189

  Francis, Norbert ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

childhood bilingualism; cross linguistic influence; modularity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993708173     PISSN: 13670069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13670069040080020401     Document Type: Article

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