Multifunctionality and variation among grammars: The case of the determiner in haitian and in fongbe

Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-150

  Lefebvre, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Determiner; Fongbe; Functional heads; Haitian; Multifunctionality; Variation among grammars

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937181083     PISSN: 09209034     EISSN: 15699870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/jpcl.13.1.04lef     Document Type: Article

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