A corpus-based approach to non-concord in present day english existential there-constructions

English Studies

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 262-283

  Insua, Ana E Martinez ^a   Martinez, Ignacio M Palacios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

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EID: 3042756321     PISSN: 0013838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/enst.84.3.262.16852     Document Type: Review

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