Does linguistic explanation presuppose linguistic description?

Studies in Language

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 554-579

  Haspelmath, Martin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

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EID: 33645508261     PISSN: 03784177     EISSN: 15699978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/sl.28.3.06has     Document Type: Article

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