Formal properties of natural language and linguistic theories

Linguistics and Philosophy

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 599-617

  Culy, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 26944462650     PISSN: 01650157     EISSN: 15730549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00632709     Document Type: Article

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