Differential object marking: Iconicity vs. economy

Natural Language and Linguistic Theory

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 435-483

  Aissen, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 4043101999     PISSN: 0167806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024109008573     Document Type: Conference Paper

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