Grammatical relations and ergativity in st'át'imcets (lillooet salish)

International Journal of American Linguistics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 275-302

  Roberts, Taylor ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 34248754778     PISSN: 00207071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/466391     Document Type: Article

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