There was universals; then there weren't: A comparative sociolinguistic perspective on 'default singulars'

Vernacular Universals and Language Contacts: Evidence from Varieties of English and Beyond

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 103-129

  Tagliamonte, Sali A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203883426     Document Type: Chapter

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