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Implicit and explicit knowledge in second language acquisition. / Rebuschat, Patrick; Williams, John N.
In: Applied Psycholinguistics, Vol. 33, No. 4, 10.2012, p. 829-856.

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Rebuschat, P & Williams, JN 2012, 'Implicit and explicit knowledge in second language acquisition', Applied Psycholinguistics, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 829-856. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716411000580

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Rebuschat P, Williams JN. Implicit and explicit knowledge in second language acquisition. Applied Psycholinguistics. 2012 Oct;33(4):829-856. doi: 10.1017/S0142716411000580

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Rebuschat, Patrick ; Williams, John N. / Implicit and explicit knowledge in second language acquisition. In: Applied Psycholinguistics. 2012 ; Vol. 33, No. 4. pp. 829-856.

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