Commentary published In: Epistemological issue with keynote article “Different speakers, different grammars: Individual differences in native language attainment” by Ewa Dabrowska
[Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 2:3] 2012
► pp. 308–313
Commentary
Individual differences in native speakers’ competence
Implications for learning mechanisms and first language acquisition
Published online: 7 September 2012
https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.2.3.13ser
https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.2.3.13ser
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