Typology in variation: A probabilistic approach to be and n't in the Survey of English Dialects

English Language and Linguistics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 301-346

  Bresnan, Joan ^a   Deo, Ashwini ^b   Sharma, Devyani ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 51249157021     PISSN: 13606743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1360674307002274     Document Type: Conference Paper

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