Commentary published In: Epistemological issue with keynote article “The illusion of language acquisition” by William O’Grady
[Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 3:3] 2013
► pp. 335–340
Commentary
Is it all processing all the way down?
Published online: 16 September 2013
https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.3.3.11orf
https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.3.3.11orf
Article outline
- Challenges to the AH.
- Arguments in support of UG.
- Notes
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