Early differentiation and subsequent development of grammars: The simultaneous acquisition of two first languages

Meisel, Jürgen M.

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The simultaneous acquisition of two first languages

Early differentiation and subsequent development of grammars

Jürgen M. Meisel

Published online: 19 November 2001

https://doi.org/10.1075/tilar.1.03mei

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