Development of gender classifications: Modeling the historical change from Latin to French

Language

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 356-390

  Polinsky, Maria ^a   Van Everbroeck, Ezra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 26244464024     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lan.2003.0131     Document Type: Review

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