Task complexity and linguistic and discourse features of narrative writing performance

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Task complexity and linguistic and discourse features of narrative writing performance. / Kormos, Judit.
In: Journal of Second Language Writing, Vol. 20, No. 2, 06.2011, p. 148-161.

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Kormos, J 2011, 'Task complexity and linguistic and discourse features of narrative writing performance', Journal of Second Language Writing, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 148-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2011.02.001

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Kormos, J. (2011). Task complexity and linguistic and discourse features of narrative writing performance. Journal of Second Language Writing, 20(2), 148-161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jslw.2011.02.001

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Kormos J. Task complexity and linguistic and discourse features of narrative writing performance. Journal of Second Language Writing. 2011 Jun;20(2):148-161. doi: 10.1016/j.jslw.2011.02.001

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Kormos, Judit. / Task complexity and linguistic and discourse features of narrative writing performance. In: Journal of Second Language Writing. 2011 ; Vol. 20, No. 2. pp. 148-161.

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