Root infinitives: A comparative view

Probus

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-236

  Grohmann, Kleanthes K ^a   Etxepare, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 34248706662     PISSN: 09214771     EISSN: 16134079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/prbs.2003.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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