The Na-dene middle voice: An impersonal source of the D-element

International Journal of American Linguistics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 351-378

  Thompson, Chad ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

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EID: 34248782205     PISSN: 00207071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/466304     Document Type: Article

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