The representation of lexical and syntactic information in bilinguals: Evidence from syntactic priming

@article{Schoonbaert2007TheRO,
  title={The representation of lexical and syntactic information in bilinguals: Evidence from syntactic priming},
  author={Sofie Schoonbaert and Robert J. Hartsuiker and Martin John Pickering},
  journal={Journal of Memory and Language},
  year={2007},
  volume={56},
  pages={153-171}
}
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