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Older age of onset in child L2 acquisition can be facilitative: Evidence from the acquisition of English passives by Spanish natives

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Older age of onset in child L2 acquisition can be facilitative: Evidence from the acquisition of English passives by Spanish natives. / Rothman, Jason; Long, Drew; Iverson, Michael et al.
In: Journal of Child Language, Vol. 43, No. 3, 01.05.2016, p. 662-686.

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Rothman, J, Long, D, Iverson, M, Judy, T, Lingwall, A & Chakravarty, T 2016, 'Older age of onset in child L2 acquisition can be facilitative: Evidence from the acquisition of English passives by Spanish natives', Journal of Child Language, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 662-686. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305000915000549

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Rothman, J., Long, D., Iverson, M., Judy, T., Lingwall, A., & Chakravarty, T. (2016). Older age of onset in child L2 acquisition can be facilitative: Evidence from the acquisition of English passives by Spanish natives. Journal of Child Language, 43(3), 662-686. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0305000915000549

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Rothman J, Long D, Iverson M, Judy T, Lingwall A, Chakravarty T. Older age of onset in child L2 acquisition can be facilitative: Evidence from the acquisition of English passives by Spanish natives. Journal of Child Language. 2016 May 1;43(3):662-686. doi: 10.1017/S0305000915000549

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Rothman, Jason ; Long, Drew ; Iverson, Michael et al. / Older age of onset in child L2 acquisition can be facilitative : Evidence from the acquisition of English passives by Spanish natives. In: Journal of Child Language. 2016 ; Vol. 43, No. 3. pp. 662-686.

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