The interplay between Universal Grammar, universals, and lineage specificity

Linguistic Typology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 473-482

  Baker, Mark C ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858680745     PISSN: 14300532     EISSN: 1613415X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/LITY.2011.031     Document Type: Article

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