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Knowledge of nativelike selections in a L2

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Knowledge of nativelike selections in a L2. / Foster, Pauline; Bolibaugh, Cylcia; Kotula, Agnieszka.

In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Vol. 36, No. 1, 13.12.2013, p. 101-132.

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Foster, P, Bolibaugh, C & Kotula, A 2013, 'Knowledge of nativelike selections in a L2', Studies in Second Language Acquisition, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 101-132. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263113000624

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Foster, P., Bolibaugh, C., & Kotula, A. (2013). Knowledge of nativelike selections in a L2. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 36(1), 101-132. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263113000624

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Foster P, Bolibaugh C, Kotula A. Knowledge of nativelike selections in a L2. Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 2013 Dec 13;36(1):101-132. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0272263113000624

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Foster, Pauline ; Bolibaugh, Cylcia ; Kotula, Agnieszka. / Knowledge of nativelike selections in a L2. In: Studies in Second Language Acquisition. 2013 ; Vol. 36, No. 1. pp. 101-132.

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