Prosody-syntax interaction in the expression of focus

Natural Language and Linguistic Theory

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 687-755

  Samek Lodovici, Vieri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 24144462482     PISSN: 0167806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11049-004-2874-7     Document Type: Article

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