Some caveats to the role of input in the timing of child bilingualism

Long, Drew; Rothman, Jason

doi:10.1075/lab.4.3.09lon

Commentary published In: Epistemological issue with keynote article “Early, late or very late? Timing acquisition and bilingualism” by Ianthi Maria Tsimpli
[Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 4:3] 2014
► pp. 351–356

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Commentary

Some caveats to the role of input in the timing of child bilingualism

Drew Long | Spring Branch ISD, Houston, USA

Jason Rothman | University of Reading, UK

Published online: 8 August 2014

https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.4.3.09lon

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Limitations on the role of input
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