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Heritage languages and variation: Identifying shared factors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 July 2019

David Embick*
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
Yosiane White
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
Meredith Tamminga
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
*
Address for correspondence: David Embick, E-mail: embick@ling.upenn.edu

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