Frederick J. Newmeyer’s Language form and language function

Functions of Language

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 87-103

  Foolen, Ad ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84989403380     PISSN: 0929998X     EISSN: 15699765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/fol.9.1.06foo     Document Type: Article

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