Persian complex predicates and the limits of inheritance-based analyses

Journal of Linguistics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 601-655

  Müller, Stefan ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 79551483724     PISSN: 00222267     EISSN: 14697742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022226709990284     Document Type: Article

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