'Pragmatic weight' and Spanish subject pronouns: The pragmatic and discourse uses of 'tú' and 'yo' in spoken Madrid Spanish

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 543-565

  Davidson, Brad ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030268933     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-2166(95)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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