Questioning the validity of the Article Choice Parameter and the Fluctuation Hypothesis: Evidence from L2 English article use by L1 Polish and L1 Mandarin Chinese speakers

Tryzna, Marta

doi:10.1075/lald.49.07try

In:Second Language Acquisition of Articles: Empirical findings and theoretical implications
Edited by María del Pilar García Mayo and Roger Hawkins
[Language Acquisition and Language Disorders 49] 2009
► pp. 67–86

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Questioning the validity of the Article Choice Parameter and the Fluctuation Hypothesis: Evidence from L2 English article use by L1 Polish and L1 Mandarin Chinese speakers

Marta Tryzna

Published online: 29 July 2009

https://doi.org/10.1075/lald.49.07try

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