The morpholexical nature of English to-contraction

Language

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-102

  Pullum, Geoffrey K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 18844381099     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/416594     Document Type: Article

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