The development of gerunds as objects of subject-control verbs in english (1400-1760)

Diachronica

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-62

  Fanego, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

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EID: 84937272629     PISSN: 01764225     EISSN: 15699714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/dia.13.1.03fan     Document Type: Article

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