Analogical leveling in Samaná English: The case of was and were

Journal of English Linguistics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 8-26

  Tagliamonte, Sali ^a   Smith, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34248760857     PISSN: 00754242     EISSN: 15525457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00754249922004390     Document Type: Article

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