Differences in the metrical behavior of old English finite verbs: Evidence for grammaticalization

English Language and Linguistics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-67

  Getty, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 34248738470     PISSN: 13606743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1360674300000137     Document Type: Article

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