Where did all the arguments go?: Argument-changing properties of classifiers in ASL

Natural Language and Linguistic Theory

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 743-810

  Benedicto, Elena ^a   Brentari, Diane ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 7044271141     PISSN: 0167806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11049-003-4698-2     Document Type: Review

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