The origins of the 'group genitive' in English

Transactions of the Philological Society

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 111-131

  Allen, Cynthia L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0039410682     PISSN: 00791636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-968X.00015     Document Type: Article

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