Learning animacy hierarchy effects in sesotho double object applicatives

Language

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 421-447

  Demuth, Katherine ^a   Moloi, Francina ^b   Machobane, Malillo ^b   Odato, Christopher ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 33344475273     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lan.2005.0056     Document Type: Article

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