Higher order unification and the interpretation of focus

Linguistics and Philosophy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-115

  Pulman, Stephen G ^a,b  

^a SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0012073290     PISSN: 01650157     EISSN: 15730549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005394619746     Document Type: Review

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