Reference and definite referring expressions

Pragmatics and Cognition

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 189-207

  Epstein, Richard ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84989388366     PISSN: 09290907     EISSN: 15699943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/pc.6.1-2.10eps     Document Type: Article

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