Preferred argument structure and subject role in American English conversational discourse

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 675-701

  Kärkkäinen, Elise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

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EID: 0030137506     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-2166(95)00010-0     Document Type: Article

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