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Distinctions in the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar: An individual differences approach

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Distinctions in the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar: An individual differences approach. / Walker, Neil; Monaghan, Padraic; Schoetensack, Christine et al.
In: Language Learning, Vol. 70, No. S2, 15.06.2020, p. 221-254.

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Walker N, Monaghan P, Schoetensack C, Rebuschat P. Distinctions in the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar: An individual differences approach. Language Learning. 2020 Jun 15;70(S2):221-254. doi: 10.1111/lang.12395

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Walker, Neil ; Monaghan, Padraic ; Schoetensack, Christine et al. / Distinctions in the acquisition of vocabulary and grammar : An individual differences approach. In: Language Learning. 2020 ; Vol. 70, No. S2. pp. 221-254.

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