The lady was al demonyak: Historical aspects of Adverb all

English Language and Linguistics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 345-370

  Buchstaller, Isabelle ^a,c   Traugott, Elizabeth Closs ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34249862833     PISSN: 13606743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136067430600195X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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