Accounts of the count–mass distinction: A critical survey

Lingvisticae Investigationes

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 159-173

  Joosten, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 34248701943     PISSN: 03784169     EISSN: 15699927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/li.26.1.11joo     Document Type: Article

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