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Clitic-doubled left dislocation and focus fronting in L2 Spanish: A case of successful acquisition at the syntax-discourse interface

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Clitic-doubled left dislocation and focus fronting in L2 Spanish: A case of successful acquisition at the syntax-discourse interface. / Slabakova, Roumyana; Kempchinsky, Paula; Rothman, Jason.
In: Second Language Research, Vol. 28, No. 3, 31.07.2012, p. 319-343.

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Slabakova, R, Kempchinsky, P & Rothman, J 2012, 'Clitic-doubled left dislocation and focus fronting in L2 Spanish: A case of successful acquisition at the syntax-discourse interface', Second Language Research, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 319-343. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267658312447612

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Slabakova, R., Kempchinsky, P., & Rothman, J. (2012). Clitic-doubled left dislocation and focus fronting in L2 Spanish: A case of successful acquisition at the syntax-discourse interface. Second Language Research, 28(3), 319-343. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267658312447612

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Slabakova R, Kempchinsky P, Rothman J. Clitic-doubled left dislocation and focus fronting in L2 Spanish: A case of successful acquisition at the syntax-discourse interface. Second Language Research. 2012 Jul 31;28(3):319-343. Epub 2012 Jul 18. doi: 10.1177/0267658312447612

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Slabakova, Roumyana ; Kempchinsky, Paula ; Rothman, Jason. / Clitic-doubled left dislocation and focus fronting in L2 Spanish : A case of successful acquisition at the syntax-discourse interface. In: Second Language Research. 2012 ; Vol. 28, No. 3. pp. 319-343.

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