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Second language influence on first language motion event encoding and categorization in Spanish-speaking children learning L2 English

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Second language influence on first language motion event encoding and categorization in Spanish-speaking children learning L2 English. / Aveledo, Fraibet; Athanasopoulos, Panos.
In: International Journal of Bilingualism, Vol. 20, 08.2016, p. 403-420.

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Aveledo, F & Athanasopoulos, P 2016, 'Second language influence on first language motion event encoding and categorization in Spanish-speaking children learning L2 English', International Journal of Bilingualism, vol. 20, pp. 403-420. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367006915609235

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Aveledo, F., & Athanasopoulos, P. (2016). Second language influence on first language motion event encoding and categorization in Spanish-speaking children learning L2 English. International Journal of Bilingualism, 20, 403-420. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367006915609235

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Aveledo F, Athanasopoulos P. Second language influence on first language motion event encoding and categorization in Spanish-speaking children learning L2 English. International Journal of Bilingualism. 2016 Aug;20:403-420. Epub 2015 Nov 5. doi: 10.1177/1367006915609235

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Aveledo, Fraibet ; Athanasopoulos, Panos. / Second language influence on first language motion event encoding and categorization in Spanish-speaking children learning L2 English. In: International Journal of Bilingualism. 2016 ; Vol. 20. pp. 403-420.

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