Frequency and variation in the community grammar: Tracking a new change through the generations

Language Variation and Change

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-217

  Tagliamonte, Sali A ^a   D'Arcy, Alexandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 34548629664     PISSN: 09543945     EISSN: 14698021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095439450707007X     Document Type: Article

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