Contact as catalyst: The case for Coptic influence in the development of Arabic negation

Journal of Linguistics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 379-413

  Lucas, Christopher ^a   Lash, Elliott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954539145     PISSN: 00222267     EISSN: 14697742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022226709990235     Document Type: Article

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