An unusual passive in western oceanic: The case of Vitu

Oceanic Linguistics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-70

  van den Berg, René ^a  

^a SIL International ^*

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EID: 34547903211     PISSN: 00298115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ol.2007.0027     Document Type: Article

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