Feature diffusion vs. Contact effects in the evolution of new englishes: A typological case study of negation patterns

English World-Wide

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 201-230

  Schneider, Edgar W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84989364744     PISSN: 01728865     EISSN: 15699730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/eww.21.2.03sch     Document Type: Article

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