Externally and internally caused change of state verbs

Language

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 833-858

  McKoon, Gail ^a   Macfarland, Talke ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0041112048     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/417201     Document Type: Article

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