On the position of adjectives in Middle English

English Language and Linguistics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 253-288

  Fischer, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 38949172118     PISSN: 13606743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1360674306001924     Document Type: Article

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