Focus and weak noun phrases

Natural Language Semantics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-78

  Herburger, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 34248770197     PISSN: 0925854X     EISSN: 1572865X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008222204053     Document Type: Article

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