Grammaticalization and modality: The emergence of a case-marked pronoun in Israeli Sign Language

Journal of Linguistics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-140

  Meir, Irit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 34248698277     PISSN: 00222267     EISSN: 14697742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022226702001664     Document Type: Article

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