Greenberg's asymmetry in Arabic: A consequence of stems in paradigms

Language

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 317-355

  Gafos, Adamantios I ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 26244443058     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lan.2003.0116     Document Type: Review

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