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In:Cross-linguistic Influence in Bilingualism: In honor of Aafke Hulk
Edited by Elma Blom, Leonie Cornips and Jeannette Schaeffer
[Studies in Bilingualism 52] 2017
► pp. 15–24

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Note on cross-linguistic influence

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 | University of Amsterdam
Published online: 19 December 2017
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https://doi.org/10.1075/sibil.52.02hul
Article outline
  • Introduction
  • Brief summary of the (theoretical) assumptions of MULK’s work
  • MULK’s predictions on cross-linguistic influence in early child bilingualism
  • Other linguistic research on bilingualism in those days
  • Cross-linguistic influence à la MULK from today’s perspective
  • Concluding remark
  • Notes
  • References
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