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A rare structure at the syntax-discourse interface: Heritage and spanish-dominant native speakers weigh in

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A rare structure at the syntax-discourse interface: Heritage and spanish-dominant native speakers weigh in. / Leal, Tania; Rothman, Jason; Slabakova, Roumyana.
In: Language Acquisition, Vol. 21, No. 4, A006, 31.12.2014, p. 411-429.

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Leal, T, Rothman, J & Slabakova, R 2014, 'A rare structure at the syntax-discourse interface: Heritage and spanish-dominant native speakers weigh in', Language Acquisition, vol. 21, no. 4, A006, pp. 411-429. https://doi.org/10.1080/10489223.2014.892946

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Leal, T., Rothman, J., & Slabakova, R. (2014). A rare structure at the syntax-discourse interface: Heritage and spanish-dominant native speakers weigh in. Language Acquisition, 21(4), 411-429. Article A006. https://doi.org/10.1080/10489223.2014.892946

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Leal T, Rothman J, Slabakova R. A rare structure at the syntax-discourse interface: Heritage and spanish-dominant native speakers weigh in. Language Acquisition. 2014 Dec 31;21(4):411-429. A006. Epub 2014 Aug 21. doi: 10.1080/10489223.2014.892946

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Leal, Tania ; Rothman, Jason ; Slabakova, Roumyana. / A rare structure at the syntax-discourse interface : Heritage and spanish-dominant native speakers weigh in. In: Language Acquisition. 2014 ; Vol. 21, No. 4. pp. 411-429.

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