Typology of ergativity

Linguistics and Language Compass

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 480-508

  Mcgregor, William B ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 59949084761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749818X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-818X.2008.00118.x     Document Type: Review

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