Nominal tense? The meaning of Guaraní nominal temporal markers

Language

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 831-869

  Tonhauser, Judith ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 45549098529     PISSN: 00978507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lan.2008.0037     Document Type: Review

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