A modular account of null objects in French

Syntax

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-64

  Cummins, Sarah ^a   Roberge, Yves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST MICHAEL S COLLEGE   (Canada)

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EID: 27844566310     PISSN: 13680005     EISSN: 14679612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9612.2005.00074.x     Document Type: Article

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