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ITL - International Journal of Applied Linguistics
Vol. 91/92 (1991) ► pp.1–48

Is Spelling Acquired or Learned? A Re-analysis of Rice (1897) and Cornman (1902)

 | University of Southern California
 | Saniku Gakuin College
Published online: 1 January 1991
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https://doi.org/10.1075/itl.91-92.01kra
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