Mental space embeddings, counterfactuality, and the use of unless

English Language and Linguistics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 347-377

  Dancygier, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 34248726622     PISSN: 13606743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1360674302000278     Document Type: Article

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