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Commentary published In: Epistemological issue: Sources of knowledge in L3 acquisition
Edited by Cristina Flores and Neal Snape
[Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 11:1] 2021
► pp. 54–59

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Methodological choices in L3 transfer research

 | UiT the Arctic University of Norway
ORCiD logo with link | King’s College London
Published online: 1 March 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.20089.gon
Article outline
  • Transfer vs. Cross-linguistic Influence
  • Production vs. comprehension
  • Note
  • References
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