The creation of tense and aspect systems in the languages of the world

Studies in Language

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 51-103

  Bybee, Joan L ^a   Dahl, Östen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84929062809     PISSN: 03784177     EISSN: 15699978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/sl.13.1.03byb     Document Type: Article

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