The nature of the schwa/zero alternation in French clitics: Experimental and non-experimental evidence

Journal of French Language Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-186

  Côté, Marie Hélène ^a   Morrison, Geoffrey Stewart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 34249275357     PISSN: 09592695     EISSN: 14740079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959269507002827     Document Type: Article

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