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Appendix B. Exemplary material for communicative tasks

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Dedication

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Introduction

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Acknowledgements

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The study

Nottbeck, E. (2026) · Processability approaches to language acquisition research & teaching · doi:10.1075/palart.10.c3

Appendix D. Example interview with advanced learner

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Appendix C. Example interviews with beginning learners

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Index

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Turn-Taking in Second Language Acquisition

Nottbeck, E. (2026) · Processability approaches to language acquisition research & teaching · doi:10.1075/palart.10

Appendix A. Questionnaire for stimulus design

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Results and analysis

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Theory

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List of tables

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List of abbreviations

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Prelim pages

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List of figures

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References

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Table of contents

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Discussion

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Conclusion

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