The status of post-verbal subjects in French child language

Probus

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-80

  Labelle, Marie ^a   Valois, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84937281367     PISSN: 09214771     EISSN: 16134079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/prbs.1996.8.1.53     Document Type: Article

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