On the nature of syntactic variation: Evidence from complex predicates and complex word-formation

Language

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 324-342

  Snyder, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0040925667     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lan.2001.0108     Document Type: Article

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