Spatial Encoding in English and Persian: Typological Influences on Second Language Acquisition
Subject Areas :Zohreh Khorvash 1 , Ahmadreza Lotfi 2
1 - Department of English, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 - Department of English, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
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