Commentary published In:
Epistemological issue with keynote article “The illusion of language acquisition” by William O’Grady[Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 3:3] 2013
► pp. 324–329
[Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism 3:3] 2013
► pp. 324–329
Commentary
The emergence of quantifier scope
Article outline
- Quantifier scope as the holy grail
- Transfer in SLA
- Is language acquisition an illusion?
- Notes
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