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Theoretical and Methodological Developments in Processability Theory
Edited by Kristof Baten, Aafke Buyl, Katja Lochtman and Mieke Van Herreweghe
[Processability Approaches to Language Acquisition Research & Teaching 4] 2015
► pp. 1–18

Chapter 1. Processability theory

Assessment of the current state and future perspectives

ORCID logo | Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen)
| Research Foundation Flanders (FWO-Vlaanderen)
| Vrije Universiteit Brussel
| Ghent University
Published online: 11 December 2015
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https://doi.org/10.1075/palart.4.01bat
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