Structural economy in the processing and representation of gapping sentences

Syntax

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 208-228

  Carlson, Katy ^a   Dickey, Michael Walsh ^b   Kennedy, Christopher ^c  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 29244440166     PISSN: 13680005     EISSN: 14679612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9612.2005.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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