Introduction
A cross-theoretical and cross-linguistic perspective on the L2 acquisition of case systems
Article outline
- Introduction
- Perspective 1: Form-meaning mappings
- Perspective 2: The time course of development
- Perspective 3: The role of instruction
- Summary
- Acknowledgements
- Notes
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