Merge and binding in child relative clauses: The case of Irish

Journal of Linguistics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 629-661

  Goodluck, Helen ^a   Guilfoyle, Eithne ^b   Harrington, Síle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 33750324648     PISSN: 00222267     EISSN: 14697742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002222670600421X     Document Type: Review

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