Residual verb second in early irish on the nature of bergin’s construction

Diachronica

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-38

  Doherty, Cathal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 84989403371     PISSN: 01764225     EISSN: 15699714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/dia.17.1.03doh     Document Type: Article

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