Differences in formant-defined vowel space between native speakers of English and Croatian students of English

Foreign language learning, as indeed any learning, is a transformation process from an initial state toward a new, target state. Essential components of the languae student� s initial state include age, cognitive, connative and motivation aspects, and command of their own native language....

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Matična publikacija: Studia Romanica et Anglica Zagrabiensia
42 (1997), str. 155-166
Glavni autori: Horga, Damir (-), Mildner, Vesna (Author)
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
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