The status of nonagreeing don't and theories of root infinitives

Language Acquisition

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 235-271

  Schütze, Carson T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77958090130     PISSN: 10489223     EISSN: 15327817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10489223.2010.509270     Document Type: Article

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