How universal is the universal grinder?

Linguistics in the Netherlands

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-62

  Cheng, Lisa L S ^a   Doetjes, Jenny ^a   Sybesma, Rint ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 77955908718     PISSN: 09297332     EISSN: 15699919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/avt.25.08che     Document Type: Article

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