Grammaticalisation in south-eastern bantu and the linguistic ‘dynamics’ underlying this process

South African Journal of African Languages

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 204-214

  Poulos, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

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EID: 84937180078     PISSN: 2572117     EISSN: 23051159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02572117.1999.10587398     Document Type: Article

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